Ingredients
- 10 cups water
- 2 ounces dried mixed mushrooms, such as porcini or shitake, about 2 cups
- 10 coin-sized pieces of fresh ginger
- 5 cloves garlic, smashed
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 pound fresh mixed mushrooms, such shitake caps or cremini, sliced
- very thin
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 cup medium-dry sherry
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 8 ounces cooked udon noodles (or somen, buckwheat/soba, or ramen noodles)
- 1 to 2 ounces enoki mushrooms, optional
- 4 scallions, green part only, thinly sliced on the bias
- Gomashio or sansho pepper, for seasoning
Directions
In a large soup pot bring the water to a boil along with the dried mushrooms, ginger, and garlic. Adjust the heat to a gentle simmer and cook for 30 minutes. Turn off the heat and let steep, 30 more minutes.
While the broth steeps: Melt the butter over high heat in a large nonstick skillet, add the sliced fresh mushrooms and cook until crisp and brown, about 10 minutes. Season the mushrooms with salt and pepper, to taste, and distribute them evenly between 4 soup bowls.
Put the eggs in a small saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, turn off heat, cover, and let cook until almost soft boiled, 3 to 4 minutes. Immediately rinse the eggs with cold water and set aside.
Strain the broth. Reheat and season with the sherry, soy sauce, and salt to taste. Distribute noodles, enoki mushrooms, if using, and scallions evenly in each soup bowl. Crack a soft-boiled egg into each bowl (to maintain the eggs' shape, take care to peel them carefully, or use as small spoon to free them from the shell). Ladle 2 cups of hot broth into each bowl. Sprinkle gomashio or shansho pepper over the soup, if desired, and serve immediately.
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By yennguyen239
on June 09, 2010
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Thaks for your egg noodle recipe. Love it. Seem so hard to make it. Egg noodles is popular in many dishes in Asian. One of my favorite noodle is rice noodle. I found this awesome new Pho-making kit called Happy Pho by this woman who used her grandparents' recipe to make them. They come in a box with a spice packet and a pack of pho noodles for 2 people. I was skeptical at first, but they have a simple recipe at the back that takes 15 mins. All I need to get is some chicken or beef broth and fresh ingredients, and the Pho that came out is absolutely delicious! It's also all natural and organic and made with brown rice. Check out their products here http://staranisefoods.com/our-products.aspx. I got them from Whole Foods in SoMa. But you can also get them from Amazon.com I think. I've also joined their facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Star-Anise-Foods/111447418877428 -- i bet you will LOVE it
By hill.justin91_1...
LaGrange, NY
on August 07, 2008
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I made this for an anniversary dinner and my girlfriend and I loved it.
By tufamily_1842860
Pittsburgh, PA
on January 19, 2005
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More work than the recipe seemed, but the flavor was really superb. I used Japanese dried mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms for the broth. Will make it again and I think the second time will be a little easier.
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