Tsukimi Udon (full Moon Udon)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 10 ounces thin noodles
• boiling water
• 1 cup cold water
• 2 leeks
• 6 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons mirin
• 1/2 tablespoon sugar
• salt (to taste)
• 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 4 eggs
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 add noodle to a pot filled with boiling water.
• 2 stir and,as soon as water begins to boil again, add 1/2 cup of the cold water.
• 3 bring back to a boil and add remainder of cold water.
• 4 cook noodles until al dente, rinse under lukewarm water and drain.
• 5 very thinly, diagonally slice enough of the leeks to equal about 2 tbsp., using the part only.
• 6 add chicken broth, soy sauce, mirin, sugar and salt to the pot and bring to a boil.
• 7 divide noodles among 4 oven proof bowls.
• 8 add the sliced leeks to the noodles and pour the hot broth over.
• 9 break an egg in the center of each bowl and bake in a preheated 350°f [180°c] oven for a few minutes, just enough to cook the egg.
• 10 garnish with sliced green part of leeks and sprinkle with pepper.