Hello everyone, I'm Masa
Eating soumen with dipping sauce
and toppings on it
is not the only way to enjoy it
We can make use of these thin noodles
to make a tasty summer chilled noodles dish
This time, I top the soumen
with yakiniku flavored beef
I’m sure you all know that this flavor
goes very well with steamed rice
Actually, it’s a perfect match
with noodles/soumen as well
And if we only have beef slices and soumen
nutrition-wise, it’s not that ideal
So I also prepare some nutritious vegetables
If you have soumen at hand
and yet you already get bored
with the usual way of enjoying it
Welcome to take this video as a reference
The recipe is very simple
Ok, let’s get started~! (๑>◡<)و
[Tip] Put the Japanese yam in a plastic bag
before beating it into paste
[Tip] to prevent the gooey pulp
from sticking on the cutting board
[Tip] Add rice vinegar to avoid oxidation
= helps keep the white color
[Tip] Only a little amount of vinegar is added
so the acidity is not that obvious
[Tip] If you have extra Japanese yam left
[Tip] you may beat them all
into paste at the same time
[Tip] And store the paste
in a freezer (up to 2 weeks)
[Tip] When you want to use it,
just put the bag in the water to unfroze it
[Tip] It can be used as topping on chilled tofu
or be put in the filling of okonomiyaki
Soumen received from my dear brother
[Tip] You can use any types
of soumen you can easily get
[Tip] Or, you can use odon
or regular noodles instead
Ok, here is a serving
of refreshing & delicious
(JP) Gyu karubi hiyasi soumen
(Beef Yakiniku Soumen)
Ok, we may now dig in
Look at the presentation.
The color is so pretty
Let me try this beef first
Ooops, I break the egg yolk
It’s alright
I’ll then take a bite with egg yolk
(JP) Dewa Itadakimasu
This flavor is suitable to go
with both steamed rice and soumen
In fact, to enjoy a dish like this,
you can mix all the ingredients together
Even more tasty this way actually
This time I add raw egg yolk on top
If you’re not used to eating raw egg
you can place onsen egg
or poached egg instead
Both are types of egg
with firm white & runny yolk
If you cannot accept raw egg at all
egg shreds will do
Pan fry the egg into very thin crepes,
cut into shreds & decorate on top
Okura, Japanese yam
and beef are nutritious combination
Let me take another bite
You must try this in summer day
So delicious
The ingredients with sticky texture,
like okura and Japanese yam here,
are already a great combination
Adding up beef seasoned with strong flavor
the whole dish tastes just right
because it matches the mild taste
of okura and Japanese yam
The highlight of this dish is beef
Its flavor is actually quite similar
to a Japanese nimono (simmered dish)
Called (JP)“Gyu no sigure ni”
Simmer the beef slices until tender
If we do so, while eating it
with other ingredients at the same time
we can enjoy a more harmonious texture
If you still like a chewy texture
you may turn off the stove earlier
You can replace beef slices with pork slices
If you prefer a spicy taste
You can add some chili pepper
while stir-frying onion
I hope you all enjoy nutritious & tasty dish
in this hot summer day!
SPECIAL THANKS TO Amy Chou