Hawaiian Saimin Soup

Ingredients

• 1 lb fresh saimin noodles or somen noodles or other fine white-flour noodles
• 4 cups dashi
• 1 bunch spinach, chopped
• 4 ounces kamaboko, thinly sliced (Japanese fish cake)
• 8 ounces char siu pork, thinly sliced (Chinese roasted pork)
• 6 scallions, trimmed and chopped
• pepper
• 2 beaten eggs (optional)
• shoyu (soy sauce)

Directions

1. 1

   Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat, add noodles and cook until tender but firm, about 3 minutes.

2. 2

   Drain noodles and divide evenly between 4 large, deep soup bowls.

3. 3

   While noodles cook, heat dashi over medium heat until simmering but not boiling, (stir in beaten eggs- optional).

4. 4

   Evenly divide spinach between the bowls of noodles, then ladle about 1 cup dashi into each bowl.

5. 5

   Garnish soup with slices of fish cake and pork.

6. 6

   Scatter scallions on top and season with pepper.

7. 7

   Serve with soy sauce.