[Eggplant]

[Okra]

[Shrimp] Hey guys, so this time I'm going to make udon.

[Dried sardines] Homemade udon noodles are so much better than pre-made noodles

[Kombu] and the ingredients are actually very, very simple.

[Bonito Flakes] It's just salt, water, and flour.

[Tempura Flour] So if you get a chance, please give it a try.

First, I'm going to make the noodles.

Sift the flour in a bowl.

Dissolve salt in water and mix it into the flour.

Knead the flour and make it into dough.

Put the dough in a bag and step on it.

The more you do this, the better the texture will be.

Once the dough becomes somewhat flat, fold it and repeat this process a few more times.

Some udon stores do this step for more than an hour to get a better texture.

Oh, hi Haku. What's up?

Then, rest the dough for about an hour.

While resting the dough, let's prepare other ingredients for tempura.

Shred the carrot.

Cut off the tip of eggplants and make it into a fan shape.

Rub off the hair of okra with salt

and make some holes so they don't explode while deep-frying.

Cut off the tip of the tail and squeeze the liquid out of it.

Then, cut the muscle strings

and press them so the shrimp doesn't curl while deep-frying.

Now, let's flatten the dough like this.

Make sure to coat it with flour.

Then, fold it and cut it into noodles.

Or, you can just use pasta machine if you have one.

Let's make the soup.

Add dried sardines, kombu, and water in a pot.

Right before it starts boiling, take them out.

Add thick bonito flakes and boil it for a few minutes.

Turn off the burner and add thin bonito flakes

and wait for about 5 minutes until they all sink.

Filter the soup with a paper towel.

Add a teaspoon of soy sauce and pinch of salt.

You can also just buy soup powder and mix with boiling water as well.

Now, add water to the tempura flour and make batter.

Coat the ingredients with flour first and then batter.

Oil temperature should be 180°C.

Boil the noodle for about 10 minutes.

Place everything in a bowl to finish.

Itadakimasu.

Ah, that was good.

[calling Haku]

I got some, um, chicken.

I can cook that for you.