konnichiwa, It's Nami from just one cookbook
today I wanted to show you a great dish for one summer day
this delicious honey sesame noodle is served with egg crepe, chicken and cucumber
and it is so flavorful and refreshing
the dish is made with these shirataki noodles which are made from a type of fiber
that comes from the root of konnyaku or yam
the best part is that they're low in carbs with zero grams of fat and cholesterol
they also don't stick together because they don't have starch
so you can make this dish ahead of time
it's the perfect guilt free summer noodles that are low in calories
so let me show you how to put it together
in a large pot, add 4 cups water, ½ tsp salt, and 2 Tbsp sake and bring it to boil
cut 2 green onions to thirds, cut 1 inch ginger into thin slices, then add them to the pot
carefully slice 12 oz chicken breast in half widthwise until the other edge
once water is boiling, put the chicken in the pot
cover the lid and reduce the heat to the lowest setting and cook the chicken for 15 minutes
toast 4 Tbsp sesame seeds in a frying pan (without oil) until fragrant
swirl the pan once in a while to rotate the seeds
transfer the toasted sesame seeds into your Japanese mortar and grind the sesame seeds with a wooden pestle
if you don’t have a Japanese mortar and pestle, you can use a food processor
transfer the ground sesame seeds into a 2-cup measuring cup
add 2 Tbsp honey
add 4 Tbsp rice vinegar
add 2 Tbsp soy sauce
add 2 tsps sesame oil
add freshly ground black pepper and whisk all together
transfer the chicken from the pot to a plate and cover with plastic wrap to keep the moisture and let cool
crack one egg in a medium bowl and whisk well
add 1/4 tsp salt and combine well
heat 1/2 Tbsp oil in the non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat
once the frying pan is hot, add the egg mixture and turn down the heat to low
swirl the pan to evenly distribute the egg in the pan
once the egg mixture is set, you can flip to cook the other side
turn off the heat and transfer the egg crepe to the working surface
cut the egg crepe in half and thinly slice it
peel one cucumber but leave some strips not peeled (it looks better that way)
cut the cucumber diagonally into 1/8 inch slices
then cut the slices into thin long sticks
cut one tomato in half and cut each half into 3-4 wedges
shred the chicken into thin long strips
boil 4 cups water in a saucepan for the shirataki noodle
open 2 packages of shirataki noodles and drain and rinse quickly under cold running water
once the water is boiling, add the shirataki noodles and cook for 2 minutes
drain immediately and soak noodles in an ice bath
when the shirataki noodles are cold, drain well and place on a plate
serve the shirataki noodles and toppings of your choice,
garnish with cilantro
and drizzle the dressing
enjoy!
itadaki masu!
I hope you guys will give this a try and let me know what you think
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mata ne!