Long life & Health! Warm Soba Noodle

Name: Long life & Health! Warm Soba Noodle
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 cups water; 2 dried shiitake mushroom; 1/2 package abura age (Deep fried tofu); 1 package dashi; 1 chicken breast; 200 g (1 large) carrot; 180 g (5 cm) daikon radish; 1/2 onion; 90 g (10 cm) burdock root; 200 g (5 leaves) Cabbage; 100 g (20 pc) snap peas; 6 eggs; 3/4 cup soy sauce; 3/4 cup mentsuyu; 1/3 cup sake; 1 tsp miso; 2 scallions; 6 pieces mochi (Pounded sticky rice, if you have it); 6 bunch soba noodles; Ichimi togarashi

Naomi’s memo👩🏻‍🍳 @na0mi_memo

CA, USA

Grandma, who lived for 100 years used to cook this one on New Year's Eve to wish for our long life and health for our entire family!

Naomi’s memo👩🏻‍🍳 @na0mi_memo

CA, USA

Grandma, who lived for 100 years used to cook this one on New Year's Eve to wish for our long life and health for our entire family!

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Ingredients

40 minutes

6 people

12 cupswater
2dried shiitake mushroom
1/2 packageabura age (Deep fried tofu)
1 packagedashi
1chicken breast
200 g(1 large) carrot
180 g (5 cm)daikon radish
1/2onion
90 g (10 cm)burdock root
200 g (5 leaves)Cabbage
100 g (20 pc)snap peas
6eggs
3/4 cupsoy sauce
3/4 cupmentsuyu
1/3 cupsake
1 tspmiso
2scallions
6 piecesmochi (Pounded sticky rice, if you have it)
6 bunchsoba noodles
Ichimi togarashi

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Steps

40 minutes

1

Mince scallions. Set aside until the end.
2

In a extra large pot, high heat, add water and chicken, shiitake mushrooms, abura age, (bite sized cut) and dashi pack. Heat until it’s boiled and turn it to medium-low after it.
3

Peel carrots and cut into a tooth pick shape. And add to the pot. Turn the heat to medium.
4

Peel daikon radish and cut the same shape as carrots. Add to the pot.
5

Shave (not peel - the skin has lots of nutrients) the burdock roots using the dull edge of a knife and cut the same shape as carrots. To avoid discoloring, in a small bowl, put the cut burdocks into a cold water with 1 tsp white vinegar for 2 minutes. Rinse with cold water couple times. Add to the pot.
6

Cut cabbages into the similar shape as others. Add to the pot.
7

Thinly slice onion. Add to the pot.
8

Peel the edge of snap peas. Add to the pot.
9

Remove the chicken from the pot and cut into bite shapes. (It’s ok if it’s not cooked at this point. It will be cooked by the end). Return to the pot.
10

Remove shiitake mushrooms from the pot and slice them and return to the pot.
11

Turn the heat to high and let it boil. Make sure all the ingredients become clear.
12

Remove scums from the soup
13

Add soy sauce, sake, miso and mentsuyu, keep the heat high. If it start boiling,turn the heat to low. We don’t want to have it bubbling hot because it ruins the flavor.
14

Drop eggs into the soup pot. (If you like half boiled soft egg, it takes 7 minutes).
15

(If you have mochi). Add mochi 2 minutes before eggs are done. The sauce is done ✅
16

Cook the noodles. In a large pot, put soba noodle into a boiling water. After it’s cooked, strain and rinse with cold water. (Rinsing with cold water will avoid over cooking and also remove the stickiness). Reserve the hot water and start boil the water again. Keep the cooked noodles in the cold water until you are ready to serve.
17

Right before you serve, dip the rinsed noodle into the (reserved) hot water to make noodle to be warm. Strain. Place the noodles into the serving bowl then pour the soup over.
18

Sprinkle the minced scallions at the end enjoy💕(if you like a little kick, add sprinkle of ichimi togarashi as well)