Once we got seated we quickly ordered a couple orders of the Pork Buns. It was love in a bun!
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We also tried the grilled rice cake, David Chang's take on a classic Korean dish.
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Of course I made the Ginger Scallion Noodles as soon as I came home! I made some slight changes (which I've italicized).
Ginger Scallion Sauce
from Momofuku
Makes about 3 cups
Mix together the ingredients below. Taste and check for salt, adding more if needed. Let the sauce sit for 20 minutes so that flavors absorb.
2½ cups thinly sliced scallions (greens and whites; from 1 to 2 large bunches) Japanese Garlic Scallions
½ cup finely minced peeled fresh ginger
¼ cup grapeseed or other neutral oil
1½ teaspoons soy sauce,
¾ teaspoon sherry vinegar Rice Wine Vinegar
¾ teaspoon kosher salt, or more to taste
As you are letting the sauce set, you can prep your noodles and quickly pickle some cucumbers.
Pickled Cucumbers
1 Japanese Cucumber
1 Tbsp Salt
2 Tbsp Sugar
Thinly slice cucumbers and sprinkle salt and sugar and mix well so that they are evenly coated. Let sit for 20 minutes and taste. If it is too sweet you can give them a quick rinse.
For the noodles, you can use any type of noodle! I decided to try it two different ways, First with some fresh Yakisoba noodles and a lighter option with Pasta Slims Shirataki noodles!
Prepare noodles as directed on the package. To serve, spoon 3 large spoonfuls of the Ginger Scallion sauce over each serving of the noodles and mix well. I added some additional soy sauce and a sprinkling of salt and Schichimi. Add any additional toppings like veggies, chicken, boiled egg that you have on hand.
And the lighter version on the spinach Pasta Slims, which clocks in under 100 calories per serving with all the toppings.
The verdict? The ginger scallion sauce is great over both noodles. The sauce is powerful enough to pair well with the Pasta Slims. If you have extra sauce you can also use this flavorful sauce on so many things. Over hot rice, over eggs and my favorite over chicken! It's very similar to the Chinese style Cold Ginger Chicken, I put it over some left over Rotisserie chicken that I had and it was so yummy. My co-workers were even curious, since it looked delish!
6 comments:
Ohhhhh!!! This looks so delicious! I like how you switched to Japanese ingredients from original recipe. This looks so yummy! Summer is coming up (think too fast?) and cold noodles are perfect. I like how you added boiled eggs too. I like dip boiled eggs in this kind of sauce. I heard about Momofuku but I never been to NY, so it's in my to do list to visit.
That pork bun looks amazing!!
Pork buns..mmmmmm...they are delicious.
Your dish sounds sooo yummy good!
I love the Japanese version, much lighter and yet so tasty. Perfect for the warm weather. Nice pictures...hope you are having a great week :-)
Everything looks so colorful and delicious! Amazing!
that does sound yummy! and the best part is, i have all the ingredients now ;)
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