I woke up this morning thinking about my overloaded freezer but when I looked inside, I just couldn’t think. I had two lone chicken thighs that kept calling attention to themselves and a pound of shrimp that I’ve been eyeing for a while and it occurred to me that we haven’t had a noodle fix in a while.
Jade had a surprise day off today, so we decided to go and loiter around the big Friday vegetable market and cruise the fish monger. We bought some sesame seed oil, fresh noodles, shitake mushrooms and nice scallions from the Vietnamese lady and 6 large cooked shrimp from the fish monger. A quick coffee and hot chocolate at Jacque’s place, then we headed home to try to realize our Wagamama fantasies.
Japanese Shrimp Noodle Bowl
1 bunch scallions, white and green sliced separately
1 inch fresh ginger, chopped
2 large cloves garlic, slivered
2 tbsp sesame seed oil
2 tsp dashi powder
2 tbsp tamari soy sauce
Water
4 large shitake mushrooms, stems removed
2 chicken thighs, skinned and boned
1/2 chinese cabbage, sliced
Fresh udon noodles
1 lb shrimp, shelled and cleaned
4 cooked, head on, large shrimp
2 hard boiled eggs boiled
Cook the scallion whites, ginger, and garlic in the oil until fragrant. Add the dashi powder, soy sauce and water to cover. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the shitake mushrooms, cabbage and chicken thighs, bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove the chicken and mushrooms, slice and set aside. Add the udon noodles and simmer for 3-5 minutes. Add the shelled shrimp, sliced chicken and simmer for 3 minutes.
Divide the soup between four bowls, garnishing with the cooked shrimp, sliced mushrooms and 1/2 hard boiled egg. Sprinkle with the sliced, green part of the scallions.
I must be in Louisiana mode because I saw that and thought crawfish. (Yes, shrimp makes me think of the Gulf too.) It looks wonderful!
I wouldn’t mind going to a crawfish fair. The last one was in California with great music!
Looks delicious!
Thank you.
Oh Sens, that’s so pretty! Wonderful. I love the entire langoustine.
Thanks Frugal. I love that the Japanese take the time to balance colors and flavors. Wanna be 🙂
Apart from looking stunning and soooo appetising, it has all my favourite flavours!
That’s quite a beautifully styled and healthy looking dish!
Gorgeous! I am reading a Japanese mystery novel, and this image does great things for my imagination. Also makes me hungry.
I’m reading a Japanese mystery also but I don’t like it.
Yum! This is real comfort food for me! I spent my high school years in Tokyo and we’d often go to the noodle shops for lunch or after school. There is nothing quite like a great bowl of noodles.
I totally agree Pamela!
Looks delicious – sign me up!!
Thank you Jill
Beautifully make, looks so yummy…
Stunning. If only all noodle bowls could look like this!
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Looks easy, sounds yummy. Trying. It out tonight