Chilled Eggplant with ‘Somen’ Noodles
Chilled Eggplant with ‘Somen’ Noodles

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, chilled eggplant with ‘somen’ noodles. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Chilled Eggplant with ‘Somen’ Noodles is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Chilled Eggplant with ‘Somen’ Noodles is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

Heat Oil in a frying pan, cook Eggplant over medium heat until soft. Combine 'Mentsuyu', Chilli Flakes and Ginger (*optional) in a bowl, add cooked Eggplant and set aside to cool. When cooled, place in the fridge to chill. Pour chilled dashi tsuyu over the noodles, garnish with topping options such as the nasu agebidashi or plain fried eggplant, and other condiments.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chilled eggplant with ‘somen’ noodles using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chilled Eggplant with ‘Somen’ Noodles:
  1. Prepare 1 medium (*about 300g) Eggplant *cut into small pieces
  2. Get 2 tablespoons Canola Oil
  3. Take 1/2 cup ‘Mentsuyu’
  4. Get *Note: See ‘Method 1’ to find how to make ‘Mentsuyu’
  5. Prepare 1 Spring Onion *finely chopped
  6. Prepare Chilli Flakes *as required
  7. Take 1 teaspoon Grated Ginger *optional
  8. Prepare 2 servings ‘Somen’ Noodles OR Capellini (Angel Hair Pasta)

Once the noodle is chilled, strain it completely. Divide the noodle into two serving bowls and pour the chilled noodle soup. Please enjoy the noodles and toppings: Attentively prepared grilled eggplant, the airy texture of finely cut egg crape, and the crispiness of lettuce. What you see in the photo is not 'Somen' Noodles.

Instructions to make Chilled Eggplant with ‘Somen’ Noodles:
  1. To make 1/2 cup ‘Mentsuyu’, combine following ingredients in a saucepan and boil for a few minutes. See more details at my ‘Mentsuyu’ recipe page. - - 1/2 cup Water - - 1/3 teaspoon Instant Dashi Powder - - 1 & 1/2 tablespoons Mirin - - 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
  2. Heat Oil in a frying pan, cook Eggplant over medium heat until soft.
  3. Combine ‘Mentsuyu’, Chilli Flakes and Ginger (*optional) in a bowl, add cooked Eggplant and set aside to cool. When cooled, place in the fridge to chill.
  4. Cook ‘Somen’ Noodles as instructed. DO NOT add Salt to the water. If you cook ‘Capellini’, you need to add some Salt to the water.
  5. When noodles are cooked, drain and rinse well in COLD water, and drain well again. The noodles should be cold.
  6. Place drained cold ‘Somen’ Noodles in a bowl, place the marinated eggplant, top with some finely chopped Spring Onion, then pour the marinade (mostly ‘Mentsuyu’) over and enjoy!

Please enjoy the noodles and toppings: Attentively prepared grilled eggplant, the airy texture of finely cut egg crape, and the crispiness of lettuce. What you see in the photo is not 'Somen' Noodles. I used 'Capellini' (Angel Hair Pasta) this time, because someone had eaten all my 'Somen' in the pantry! Fortunately I had 'Capellini', which textures is similar to the texture of 'Somen'. Chilled Somen Noodles: a Classic Japanese Summer Dish.

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