Noodles feature heavily in Japanese cuisine and include popular varieties such as ramen, udon and soba. Often enjoyed in a piping hot soup, come summer, noodles in a chilled soup are the name of the game. With this recipe we find out how to prepare Bukkake Udon Noodles, one of the most popular types of chilled summer noodles.
Bukkake Udon Noodles is a traditional dish where chilled dashi sauce is poured over cold udon noodles and toppings. Incredibly easy to make, the chilled soup & noodles combination really helps to beat the heat in summer and the fresh zing of the toppings makes this a healthy, happy summer dish to enjoy.
• 1 pack Fresh Udon Noodles
• 1 Large Donburi Bowl
For the Dashi Sauce
• 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1 tbsp Mirin
• 1/2 tsp Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Dashi
• pinch of Salt
• 100ml Water
Topping Ideas
• 1 sheet Nori Seaweed
• 1/4 Kamaboko Fishcake
• 1 tsp Red Pickled Ginger
• 1 tsp Wasabi Paste
• 1 tbsp Seaweed Salad Mix
• 1 tsp Tempura Flakes
• pinch of Sesame Seeds
• 1/2 Boiled Egg
Suggested drink: Gekkeikan Junmai Sake
Begin by boiling your udon in a pan for a few minutes until soft. Drain in a colander and rinse with cold water before adding them to your large donburi bowl and placing them to one side.
Now let’s prepare our delicious dashi sauce. Mix the soy sauce, mirin, sugar and salt in a pan and bring the mix to the boil. Once done, add the dashi and water and stir thoroughly so that the dashi is well dissolved. Remove from the heat and place the sauce in the fridge so it cools quickly.
Now it’s time to prepare our toppings. Rehydrate the seaweed salad mix in water for about 5 minutes. Slice your boiled egg and kamaboko and once all of your toppings are ready, pour the cool sauce on your bowls of cold udon.
The final step just takes a few minutes. All you need to do is to add the toppings beginning with the egg, kamaboko, seaweed salad mix and nori seaweed. Once done, add the red pickled ginger, wasabi paste and sprinkle with tempura flakes and sesame seeds and there you have it, a bowls of delicious Bukkake Udon Noodles!
• The topping possibilities are endless and you can use any leftovers in your fridge for this recipe. If you tried our tempura recipe and have some leftover, that’s also a great topping idea!