Tantan Japanese Cold Somen Noodles
Tantan Somen is a tasty meal that you can make in 10 minutes! It has some spiciness from Doubanjiang, aka Toban Djan and creaminess from tahini. The noodles used in this dish are somen which are famous as a Japanese summer food!
Ingredients
- 2 bundles somen noodles
- 150 ml hot water
- 2 teaspoon torigara soup base
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon miso
- 2 Tablespoon tahini
- 1 teaspoon doubanjiang
- ½ Tablespoon white sesame seeds
Topping
- scallion (green onion)
Instructions
Preparation
- In boiling water, add somen noodles and cook for 2 minutes.
- Drain the hot water and rinse the somen with cold running water until the noodles are cool. Knead the noodles to get rid of the excess oil.
- Move the somen to a bowl with some iced water to keep it cold.
Let's cook the sauce!
- In a small bowl, add hot water, sugar, and torigara soup base and mix everything well.
- Add miso, tahini, doubanjiang, and white sesame seeds. Mix well.
Let's eat!
- You can pick how you want to eat! One is to prepare 2 separate bowls with the somen and soup. Dip the somen when you eat! The other is in a deep bowl, add somen then soup on top.
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