Asian Noodle Bowl (Breakfast Bible)

Personally, I don't really feel that this recipe... works as written. It calls for 1 1/2 pounds of fresh noodles (either udon, soba, or spaghetti), which works out to ~1 pound of dried. I opted for a scant pound of ramen for my take on this. And it was okay, but I really felt that there were way too many noodles for the amount of other stuff. And I even doubled the bacon and increased the eggs by 50%! (Plus, I added some toasted sesame seeds and pickled veggies.) So yeah, while I'm fine with this breakfast as a concept I think this particular implementation could use some work.

The recipe below reflects the rebalanced version. Which, to be fair, is largely the same as what I made today, just with less noodles.

Asian Noodle Bowl

Adapted from The Breakfast Bible by Kate McMillan

Ingredients

• 4-6 slices bacon or 100g smoked tofu, sliced
• 250g dried noodles (ramen, soba, spaghetti, etc.)
• 2 Tbsp. light soy sauce
• 2 tsp. mirin
• 1 tsp. rice vinegar
• 1/2 tsp. sugar
• 4-6 large eggs, beaten
• 2 green onions, chopped, greens and whites separated
• 1 Tbsp. toasted sesame seeds
• pickled veggies, to taste
• black pepper, to taste

Directions

1. If using bacon, fry until crisp. If using tofu, add a little bacon grease or oil to the pan and fry until browned on both sides. Chop and set aside.
2. Cook the noodles to desired doneness. Drain and set aside.
3. Combine soy sauce, mirin, vinegar, and sugar.
4. Drain all but 1 Tbsp. of fat from the pan used to cook the bacon.
5. Add the noodles, the sauce, and the white parts of the green onions and toss to combine.
6. Push the noodles to the sides of the pan and pour in the eggs.
7. Cook, without stirring, for 3-4 minutes.
8. Stir the eggs to allow some of the uncooked egg to run underneath.
9. Continue stirring ever few minutes until eggs are mostly cooked, then stir into the noodles and continue cooking until eggs are fully set.
10. Top with green parts of green onions, sesame seeds, and pickled veggies, season to taste with pepper, and serve.