2Cook the mushrooms in a pan with nothing but the mushrooms on about medium to high heat until all of that moisture is released.
3Add a tablespoon of butter and sauté the mushrooms until you get a beautiful brown color.
4Add a splash of sake, some mirin, soy sauce, and a teaspoon of sugar.
5Sauté this together until you have beautiful caramelized mushrooms.
6For the broth, add sesame oil with white ends of green onion and a clove of garlic to a pot.
7Add four cups of vegetable broth, a tablespoon of tahini, two tablespoons of miso paste, a tablespoon and a half of soy sauce, and a little fresh ginger.
8Let the broth simmer while you cook your udon noodles.
9Add your udon noodles to a bowl.
10Ladle in your broth.
11Add the soy-glazed mushrooms.
12Top with some green onions and finish with a little toasted sesame seed.
Ingredients
crimini mushrooms
shiitake mushrooms
1 tablespoon butter
splash sake
splash mirin
1.5 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
sesame oil
white ends of green onion
1 clove garlic
4 cups vegetable broth
1 tablespoon tahini
2 tablespoons miso paste
little fresh ginger
udon noodles
green onions
little toasted sesame seeds
Equipment
knifecutting boardpanpotladlebowlchopsticksspoon
Tips
You have to sweat the mushrooms. Cook them in a pan with nothing but the mushrooms on about medium to high heat until all of that moisture is released.