Japanese Soba in Gobo (牛蒡) Soup

This is a simple dish. Suitable for people of all ages. It might be a bit bland in taste as it is plain. All natural flavours. You might want to give it a try if you’re always eating out, eating lots of flavourings such as MSG.

Ingredients:

1. 2 Eggs
2. 2 bowls water (1 more bowl if not using slow cooker)
3. 6-10 Filament Sticks (fake crab meat)
4. Japanese Soba (plain / flavoured)  (amount to serve 2)
5. Salt
6. 2 Carrots
7. section of Gobo (牛蒡)

Method:

1. Clean & peel off the skins of the gobos. Break / cut into shorter sizes.
2. Heat water in a soup pot until boiling.
3. Add the gobos into the boiled water.
4. Clean, peel off the skin & cut carrot into bite size. Put all into the soup pot.
5. Boil at least 3 hours ahead (low heat)
6. You may add in additional herbs if you want to.
7. When the soup is almost done, add salt to taste.
8. Heat water in another pot /pan until boiling.
9. Cook the noodles until soften. Remove. Run through cold water (if you like). Set aside.
10. Clean the filament stick and cook a while in the hot water to get them cooked. Remove. Set aside.
11. Hard boiled 2 eggs. Remove. Remove shells. Set aside.
12. Put the noodles, egg & filament sticks into a bowl. Then add the soup & serve hot.

Note:

• If you think that this recipe is really tasteless, you can add in your flavourings to make it better.
• Advisable, for those who don’t know how to boil soup using soup pot / any pot, PLEASE use slow cooker & boil over night.