Chilled somen

Name: Chilled somen
Yield: Serves four
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 200 g (7 oz) somen; 2 spring onions, finely chopped; 1 tsp prepared wasabi; 1 small cucumber, cut into matchsticks; 1 handful of watercress, blanched; ½ cup mirin; 5 tbsp soy sauce; 6 dried shiitake mushrooms; 1½ cups dashi

Preparation info

Serves
four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Noodle

By Terry Durack

Published 2002

About

An exceptionally refreshing summer dish, this is the zen of cold noodles in a single bowl – pared-back, subtle, yet with intriguing and satisfying layers of flavour. Resist the temptation to overcook the noodles, as they need to retain an almost al dente bite to keep up the diner’s interest.

Ingredients

200 g (7 oz) somen
6 dried shiitake mushrooms

Asia
Japan
Main course
Noodles
Summer

Method

Put noodles in a pot of boiling water. When water returns to the boil, add ½ cup cold water. When it starts to boil again, add another ½ cup of cold water. After about 2 minutes of cooking, the noodles should