Shiga Specialty! Omi Champon Noodle Soup

Name: Shiga Specialty! Omi Champon Noodle Soup
Yield: Serves 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 servings Chinese-style noodles; 7 oz (200 g) pork; 1 small amount of carrot, julienned; 1 bag bean sprouts; 1/4 head cabbage; 2 1/2 cups water (600 ml); 1 1/2 teaspoons (4 g) instant dashi granules; 1 tablespoon Chinese soup base (such as chicken bouillon paste); 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon mirin; 1 tablespoon sake; 1 teaspoon oyster sauce; 2 teaspoons (10 g) lard; Salt and pepper, to taste; Vinegar, to taste (optional)

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This is a Japanese-style Omi Champon, a popular local comfort food from Shiga Prefecture! It's packed with vegetables, budget-friendly, and very filling. Traditionally, it's enjoyed with a splash of vinegar to taste.
Recipe background: I experimented to recreate this flavor at home.

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Ingredients

Serves 2 servings

2servings Chinese-style noodles
7 oz (200 g)pork
1small amount of carrot, julienned
1 bagbean sprouts
1/4 headcabbage
2 1/2 cupswater (600 ml)
1 1/2 teaspoons (4 g)instant dashi granules
1 tablespoonChinese soup base (such as chicken bouillon paste)
2 tablespoonssoy sauce
1 tablespoonmirin
1 tablespoonsake
1 teaspoonoyster sauce
2 teaspoons (10 g)lard
Salt and pepper, to taste
Vinegar, to taste (optional)

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Steps

1

Tear the cabbage into bite-sized pieces and julienne the carrot.
2

Heat oil in a pot and sauté the vegetables and pork.
3

When the vegetables start to soften, add the water, dashi granules, and all the seasonings marked with ☆. Simmer.
4

Skim off any foam, taste, and adjust the flavor with salt and pepper. Add the lard at the end to finish the soup.
5

Make the soup a little stronger in flavor so it balances out when you add the noodles.
6

In a separate pot, cook the Chinese-style noodles. Serve the noodles in bowls and pour the soup over to finish!