Tsukemen ( Dipping Noodles )
Tsukemen is a kind of ramen dish in which the noodles are served separately from the soup. The noodles are cool, and the thick soup is hot. By cooling down the noodles after cooking them, you stop the cooking process and can safely serve a large portion without worrying about the noodles becoming soggy sitting in the hot soup. Half a pound of noodles is a fairly standard serving for this style, but some shops serve well over a pound of noodles to hungry students, salarymen, and competitive eaters.
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Servings: 4 bowls
Calories: 1009kcal
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds noodles fresh, such as Takasuimen
- 6 cups Tonkotsu Creamy Soup
- ½ cup Shoyu Tare
- 8 to 16 slices Pork Chashu
- 4 Ajitama halved
- 16 to 20 pieces Menma
- Negi
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook the noodles. Tsukemen is better with thick noodles, and noodles that are around 4 mm thick will cook in around 8 minutes.
- Strain the noodles and run under cool water until the noodles are at room temperature.
- Put the soup and tare in a medium saucepan. Mix and bring to a simmer over low heat. Ladle it into small soup bowls.
- Serve the noodles on large plates, topped with 2 to 4 slices of chashu, 1 egg, 4 or 5 pieces of menma, and a sprinkle of negi.
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Notes
Tsukemen is eaten in a way that many people outside of Japan haven’t experienced. Grab a few noodles with your chopsticks, dip them in the soup, and slurp from there. Debate rages on about how far to dip the noodles into the soup; some people dip only halfway, while others go for a massive dunk.
Either way, take care slurping the thick noodles—they tend to splatter a bit more than normal ramen. (Bonus tip: Don’t wear a white shirt when eating ramen!)
Either way, take care slurping the thick noodles—they tend to splatter a bit more than normal ramen. (Bonus tip: Don’t wear a white shirt when eating ramen!)
Nutrition
Serving: 4bowls | Calories: 1009kcal | Carbohydrates: 187g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 2739mg | Potassium: 1485mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 750IU | Calcium: 118mg | Iron: 3mg
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