Author Notes
These noodles are made from a very thin egg mixture to which you can add a variety of herbs (basil, tarragon, chives, cilantro). Tossed with earthy, roasted shiitakes and sweet, crisp snow peas, they are a great bed for a host of toppings. Here I have used a sticky, broiled salmon, but shrimp, chicken or even just a pile of vegetables would also be great. And as the mirin and soy just lend a bit of sweet and salty, these noodles do not have to be strictly Asian. Don't be alarmed by the amount of oil as you do not use it all for this recipe. —savorthis
Test Kitchen Notes
The salmon here is good, but the eggy noodles are fantastic! Savorthis didn't explain how the shitakes should be roasted, so I just roasted them in the pan, which only added to the great aromas in the kitchen. I was tempted to sip the remaining chive oil from a champagne flute, but instead drizzled it over the noodles. If you haven't tried them yet, drop everything and do it now! —boulangere
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Ingredients
- Salmon
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1/4 cup
mirin
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1/4 cup
sake
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3 tablespoons
soy or tamari
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1 pound
salmon, skinned, cut into 4 portions
- Egg Noodles
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1/2 cup
garlic chives, thinly sliced, divided
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1/4 cup
cilantro, chopped
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1/4 cup
peanut oil
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1 teaspoon
sesame oil
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10
shiitakes, stemmed
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12
snow peas
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8
eggs
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1 1/2 tablespoons
mirin
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1 1/2 tablespoons
soy or tamari
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1 pinch
salt
Directions
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Heat oven to 350.
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Place salmon in a baking dish. Mix all liquid ingredients, pour over salmon, and marinate salmon at least an hour or two.
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Put the peanut and sesame oils in a medium, nonstick pan and heat 1/2 the chives over the lowest heat for about 15 minutes.
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Toss the mushrooms with 1 T of the chive oil and roast for 10 minutes. Let cool then slice thinly. Turn oven to broil.
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Beat the eggs, mirin, soy and scant pinch of salt until completely blended. Stir in the rest of the garlic chives and the cilantro.
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Pour the rest of the chive oil into a bowl and set aside. Heat the pan over medium heat, stir the egg mixture gently and pour just enough into the pan, tilting it as you would for a crepe, until it just covers the bottom of the pan. Cook until set, flip briefly, then stack on a plate. Repeat with rest of egg mixture brushing the pan with more chive oil as needed. Fold the stack in half and cut into noodles. Drain any remaining oil from the chive mixture reserving for another use and set the chives aside.
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Add the snow peas to the same pan and cook until just starting to blister, tossing a few times. Cut on the bias, toss with the shiitakes and noodles and mound onto four plates.
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Cover a rimmed cookie sheet with foil and put salmon on a rack on top. Heat the remaining marinade in the pan on high with the reserved, cooked chives until it starts to thicken. Cook salmon in the upper third of the oven, basting with sauce twice more until crispy and glazed (about 8-10 minutes). Place on top of noodles, garnish with extra chives and enjoy.
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