Japanese-Style Soup Your Way

By MealPlanningMoms • January 28, 2013 • 0 Comments

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Author Notes: Similar to make-your-own tacos, this make-your-own Japanese-Style soup is a fresh, delicious, and healthy dinner idea…and a lot of fun to put together, especially for kids. This is a vegetarian version, but you could use chicken broth, add shredded poached chicken or cooked shrimp, too. I prefer soba noodles but the rest of my family prefers udon noodles (or, you could have both….)….YUM - MealPlanningMoms

Serves 4

6 cups vegetable broth
3 garlic cloves, crushed
3 slices peeled fresh ginger, each about the size of a quarter
1 3/4" piece kombu, rinsed (optional)
8 ounces package soba noodles or udon noodles
1 red pepper, julienned
1 bunch fresh bean sprouts
4 scallions, thinly sliced
4 tablespoons chopped cilantro
1 small package enoki mushrooms, sliced off their base
ponzu sauce to serve

Simmer the broth, garlic, ginger, and kombu for 20 minutes; remove and discard garlic, ginger, and kombu.
While the broth is simmering, prepare vegetables and place in separate bowls for everyone to help themselves.
Cook noodles according to package directions; drain and briefly rinse in cool water.
Divide noodles among bowls, ladle broth on top, and let everyone choose their additions.