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Soy Sauce Noodles with Cucumber for 1 Serving
Check the ingredients and cooking steps for 1 serving. Prepare the cucumber and mix the sauce, then boil the somyeon noodles. Cook them for the time stated on the package, cool and rinse them in cold water, drain, and toss with the sauce and cucumber.
Amounts to Prepare First for a Solo Meal
If you're preparing a meal to eat alone, first check the quantities for 1 serving below. These are some of the ingredients listed in this post's ingredient table. Check the full ingredient table below for the remaining ingredients and seasonings, too, and compare them with what you have at home.
- Somyeon noodles: 1 bundle (100 g, 1/5 of a 500 g package)
- Cucumber: 0.25 cucumber
- Soy sauce: 1 household eating spoonful
Rather than using an entire package, measure out the amount you need first, then follow the preparation and cooking steps in the post.
If you have somyeon noodles and cucumber at home, you can make soy sauce noodles for today's solo meal. First check the amounts of noodles and cucumber for 1 serving, and see whether you also have soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and vinegar. Measure out the quantities listed in the ingredient table and make the sauce, then move on to boiling the noodles.
Prepare the Cucumber and Sauce First
Wash the cucumber, cut it into 4 cm lengths, halve each piece, slice it into 3 mm-thick pieces, then cut into thin strips. Put the soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and vinegar in a large bowl. Stir until the sugar has almost dissolved to complete the first step.
For 1 serving, the sauce uses 1 household eating spoonful of soy sauce, and ½ household eating spoonful of each of sugar, sesame oil, and vinegar. The quantities for 2 servings are listed separately in the ingredient table below. The bowl used to make the sauce will also be used later to toss the noodles and cucumber together.
Follow the Cooking Time on the Somyeon Package
Bring plenty of water to a boil in a pot, add the somyeon noodles, and loosen them with chopsticks for the first 30 seconds. Then cook them for the time stated on the package. This recipe specifies using “plenty” of water for boiling the noodles. Check both the amount of noodles and the cooking time stated on the package.
Somyeon noodles are measured in 100 g bundles. The recipe calls for 1 bundle for 1 serving and 2 bundles for 2 servings. Checking the amount of noodles and checking the cooking time on the package are both necessary preparations.
Rinse and Drain, Then Toss
Pour the cooked noodles into a colander and cool them with cold water. Once they are no longer hot, gently rub and rinse them, then shake the colander to drain off the water. After this, the noodles are ready to be mixed with the sauce.
Add the noodles and cucumber to the bowl of sauce and toss evenly, lifting them from the bottom. Then serve them in a bowl and eat right away. Follow the published steps in order instead of changing the sequence by pouring the sauce over the noodles while they are hot.
The full ingredient quantities for each serving size and the four cooking steps are provided below. Check the ingredient table while preparing, and follow the sequence of boiling, rinsing, and tossing the noodles while cooking. You can also continue viewing the same recipe on Kkinion.
Recipe Ingredients
Choose one of the two quantities below to suit the number of people you're cooking for.
- Somyeon noodles: 1 serving, 1 bundle (100 g, 1/5 of a 500 g package) / 2 servings, 2 bundles (100 g, 1/5 of a 500 g package)
- Cucumber: 1 serving, 0.25 cucumber / 2 servings, 0.5 cucumber
- Soy sauce: 1 serving, 1 household eating spoonful / 2 servings, 2 household eating spoonfuls
- Sugar: 1 serving, 0.5 household eating spoonful / 2 servings, 1 household eating spoonful
- Sesame oil: 1 serving, 0.5 household eating spoonful / 2 servings, 1 household eating spoonful
- Vinegar: 1 serving, 0.5 household eating spoonful / 2 servings, 1 household eating spoonful
Complete Cooking Steps
Step 1. Wash the cucumber and cut it into 4 cm lengths. Halve each piece, slice it into 3 mm-thick pieces, then cut into thin strips. Put the soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and vinegar in a large bowl, and stir until the sugar has almost dissolved.
Step 2. Bring plenty of water to a boil in a pot, add the somyeon noodles, and loosen them with chopsticks for the first 30 seconds. Cook them for the time stated on the package.
Step 3. Pour the cooked noodles into a colander and cool them with cold water. Once they are no longer hot, gently rub and rinse them, then shake the colander to drain off the water.
Step 4. Add the noodles and cucumber to the bowl of sauce and toss evenly, lifting them from the bottom. Serve in a bowl and eat right away.
See the ingredients and cooking steps for cucumber soy sauce noodles
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