Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, chilled eggplant with ‘somen’ noodles. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Chilled Eggplant with ‘Somen’ Noodles is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Chilled Eggplant with ‘Somen’ Noodles is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

Save time and buy groceries online from Amazon.co.uk Chilled Eggplant with 'Somen' Noodles 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'. Italian pasta are actually quite suitable for Japanese cooking.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook 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. Take 1 medium (*about 300g) Eggplant *cut into small pieces
2. Take 2 tablespoons Canola Oil
3. Make ready 1/2 cup ‘Mentsuyu’
4. Take *Note: See ‘Method 1’ to find how to make ‘Mentsuyu’
5. Get 1 Spring Onion *finely chopped
6. Take Chilli Flakes *as required
7. Make ready 1 teaspoon Grated Ginger *optional
8. Get 2 servings ‘Somen’ Noodles OR Capellini (Angel Hair Pasta)

Cook the somen noodle according to the instruction of the package. Drain the pot and rinse the noodle with ice water. Once the noodle is chilled, strain it completely. Divide the noodle into two serving bowls and pour the chilled noodle soup.

Steps 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!

Once the noodle is chilled, strain it completely. Divide the noodle into two serving bowls and pour the chilled noodle soup. Pour chilled dashi tsuyu over the noodles, garnish with topping options such as the nasu agebidashi or plain fried eggplant, and other condiments. 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!

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