Su Udon

Name: Su Udon
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 6 cups Udon Broth (page 66); 4 shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and halved; 2 tablespoons dried wakame; 1 cup hot water; 1 pound dried udon noodles; 1/4 cup mitsuba, cut into 1-inch-long pieces, including stems; 2 scallions, both white and green parts, thinly sliced on an angle

December 9, 2011

Su means “plain” in Japanese, which is how this dish got its name. But plain doesn’t mean boring—this is a simple and light dish that I love when I want to enjoy the chewy texture of udon noodles without eating anything too heavy. Wakame is a nutritious seaweed that’s found in many Japanese dishes. You can include spinach in this recipe, too, if you’d like. Just quickly blanch the spinach in boiling water, cool in an ice bath, and drain before adding to the individual bowls.

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