Somen Noodles with Cucumber and Pork
Somen Noodles with Cucumber and Pork

Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, somen noodles with cucumber and pork. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Somen Noodles with Cucumber and Pork is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Somen Noodles with Cucumber and Pork is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook somen noodles with cucumber and pork using 16 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Somen Noodles with Cucumber and Pork:
  1. Prepare 150 grams Thinly sliced pork belly
  2. Prepare 2 Cucumbers
  3. Make ready 2 tbsp Soy sauce
  4. Prepare 2 tsp ◎Grated ginger
  5. Take 2 tbsp ◎Mirin
  6. Take 1 tbsp ◎ Sake
  7. Make ready 1 tsp ◎ Sugar
  8. Prepare 2 pinch ◎ Salt
  9. Prepare 150 ml ● Dashi stock
  10. Get 1 tbsp ● Soy sauce
  11. Get 1 tbsp ● Mirin
  12. Take 2 tbsp with slightly more water listed in the cooking instruction Or replace the ● ingredients for mentsuyu
  13. Make ready 1 tbsp White ground sesame seeds
  14. Take 1 tbsp White toasted sesame seeds
  15. Take 2 leaves Shiso leaves (or spring onions)
  16. Prepare 2 servings Somen noodles (or udon noodles)
Steps to make Somen Noodles with Cucumber and Pork:
  1. Rub the pork with the ◎ ingredients. Microwave at 700 W for 2 minutes. (If you use mentsuyu, just thin with water.)
  2. Cut the cucumber in half, hold the end and peel carefully with a peeler.
  3. Sprinkle with a little salt and mix. After wilted rinse and drain in a colander. Squeeze out the excess water (do not leave the salted cucumber for too long, and work quickly).
  4. Cook the somen noodles following the cooking instruction. Rinse and remove the excess starch. Drain in a colander. Julienne the shiso leaves.
  5. Microwave the pork at 700 W for 1.5 minutes. (Do not cover the container tightly, and just cover lightly with cling film).
  6. Take out from the microwave and add the soy sauce. Mix well and return to the microwave to cook for further 1.5 minutes. (Depending on the container you use, the cooking time may differ, so adjust).
  7. Place the cooked somen noodles on a serving plate. Place Step 4 pork on top. Mix the leftover sauce, cucumber peels and ground sesame seeds. Put on top of the pork (you can mix the shiso leaves at this point).
  8. Garnish with the shiso leaves and sprinkle with the toasted sesame seeds. Pour over the ● sauce.
  9. On hot days chill Step 6 and ● before serving.
  10. I put the seasoned meat on top, so the soup itself is diluted. Stock homemade mentsuyu (dashi stock, soy sauce, and mirin in a 4:1:1 ratio) in advance. If this is too strong, thin with water to your liking.
  11. If serving the sauce with udon noodles, double the quantity of the ● soy sauce and mirin or else it may be too thin.

So that is going to wrap this up for this special food somen noodles with cucumber and pork recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I’m sure that you can make this at home. There’s gonna be more interesting food at home recipes coming up. Don’t forget to save this page in your browser, and share it to your loved ones, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!