ingredients:
- 4 pieces (180 g)
- Atlantic mackerel
- 200 g dried thin white noodles
- (sōmen)
- 45 g scallions or chives
- a little salt
- 6 tablespoons soy sauce
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 480 ml water
- 240 ml sake
- 4 liters water for boiling noodles
step 1:
Wash and pat dry the Atlantic mackerel and lightly salt them on the fleshy side. Place on a grill under high heat. Grill each side for 3 or 4 minutes.
step 2:
Pour the 4 liters of water into a pan. Bring to a boil and add the dried thin white noodles (dried sōmen). Boil for 1 minute and 30 seconds.
step 3:
Add a cup of cold water to the pan if the water starts to boil over. After boiling, drain the noodles in a colander and quickly run cold water over them.
step 4:
Because too much starch and salt on the noodles can make them taste slimy, wash them with your hands under cold running water to remove any extra starch.
step 5:
Chop the scallions (or chives).
step 6:
Add the water, sake, sugar and soy sauce in a pan. Bring to a boil and add the Atlantic mackerel. Simmer for 10 minutes.
step 7:
Add the noodles to the pan and mix. Remove from the heat.
Serve in a dish. Sprinkle the chopped scallions (or chives) over the top.
comment:
The combination of grilled Atlantic mackerel and thin white noodles is very good. Yaki-saba-sōmen is a traditional dish in Nagahama City in Shiga Prefecture (famous for Biwa Lake, the largest in Japan).