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Eat with Ponzu Sauce - Smooth Eggplants Somen (Thin Wheat Noodles) - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make Eat with Ponzu Sauce - Smooth Eggplants Somen (Thin Wheat Noodles).
Coat starch on eggplants and boil it quickly to make it look like somen (thin wheat noodles). By coating starch and boiling it, it will have a smooth and refreshing texture. You should definitely give it a try!
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Cook time

10 minutes

Ingredients
2 servings

  • Eggplant
    2
  • Starch
    2 tbsp
  • Hot water
    as needed
  • Toppings
  • Green shiso leaves
    2 sheets
  • Japanese ginger (Myoga)
    1
  • Ponzu sauce
    2 tbsp

How to make

  1. Prepare. Cut off the stem of eggplants and set it aside. Cut off the stem of green shiso leaves and set aside.
  2. 1. Slice green shiso leaves thinly. Slice Japanese ginger (myoga) thinly.
  3. 2. Cut eggplants into strips.
  4. 3. Put Step 2 and starch in a plastic bag, shake with mouth closed to sprinkle starch all over.
  5. 4. Boil water in a pot, add Step 3, and boil over medium heat for about 3 minutes until starch becomes transparent. Drain the water, cool it under running water, and drain well.
  6. 5. Serve on a plate, top with Step 1, drizzle over ponzu sauce, and it's ready to serve.

Tips for cooking

You can make it with ponzu sauce deliciously instead of a noodle soup base (mentsuyu). You can also add condiments such as grated ginger or young green onion (konegi) to your taste.

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