Book: Aventura by Shin Midorikawa
Kitsune Udon
(Light Udon Noodle Soup)
1 tbsp wakame
7 oz fresh dried udon noodles
4 cups dashi stock
4 x 4 inch squares of abura age
3 scallions, sliced
16 pieces of bamboo shoots (they must be an acquired taste...)
Soak the wakame in a bowl of warm, salted water for about 5 minutes (even if you really like it, as I do, try not too use too much as it will expand way more than you expect it to).
The recipe says to cook the noodles in boiling water for 5 minutes, but I suggest following the instructions on the noodle package. Bring the dashi to a boil and ladle over noodles served in each bowl. Top with abura age, scallions, wakame, and bamboo (if you have acquired that taste - I omitted them).
All in all this was a nice, light soup. The abura age was more palatable to Jay than it was to Jessica.
About the book:
A misfit goes off to school and meets other misfit friends. They can all do magic but some of their abilities are hidden from them. But only until they are separated from everyone on the school grounds and have to face a monster by themselves!
I will not be reading volume 2, because I already read that story (it was called The Chamber of Secrets).
