3640. BACON and CABBAGE NYUMEN

note: somen noodles in hot soup is called nyumen

makes two servings


2 bundles of somen
4 slices of bacon
2 cabbage leaves
4 cups water
1 chicken consommé cube
Salt and pepper
Parsley, finely chopped

Boil the somen. Cut the bacon slices into 3-cm width pieces. Chop the cabbage leaves into thin rectangular pieces. Bring water and chicken consommé to a boil in a pot. Add the bacon and the cabbage. When the soup returns to a boil, place the somen into the pot and season with salt and pepper. Arrange in a bowl and sprinkle with chopped parsley.


bacon recipe source: Ibonoito Somen/Hyogo Prefecture Tenobe Somen Association, 219-2, Tominaga, Tatsuno-cho, Tatsuno City, Hyogo 679-4167 Japan