Kishimen noodles with duck and leek/鴨ねぎきしめん/[ENG/JPN]
The article in Japanese is in the second half.★日本語の記事は後半にあります。
In 2024, I plan to regularly post culinary articles with one theme.
The contents are in the following article.
January 3rd Curry Kishimen/1月3日カレーきしめん/[ENG/JPN]
This time I made duck and leek kishimen.
Both duck and leeks are foods that become delicious in winter.
When the cold weather is at its worst, duck and leeks are often cooked and eaten as a set.
Duck was difficult to find in the flesh, so I got processed smoked duck meat.
The leeks were purchased at a supermarket.
The part near the root is pure white and very beautiful.
I grilled the smoked duck meat and the leeks, cut into bite-size pieces, in a toaster.
The duck meat really produces a lot of oil when it is grilled.
This time I will use kishimen.
These are semi-raw noodles, boiled for 4 minutes and eaten. It is very convenient and appreciated that such convenient noodles are available at supermarkets.
It is hard to see in the picture, but I heated up the soup stock for kishimen and put the boiled kishimen into it.
Topped with grilled duck meat and green onions.
Duck and leeks are best known as cooked in nabe dishes in Japan.
In some regions of Japan, serving duck and leek nabe at winter festivals is the main event.
I really wanted to enjoy both duck and leeks roasted over a charcoal fire, but lack of time and energy prevented me from doing so today.
Even if it is not winter, I think you can incorporate it as an element of barbecue during the warm season.
It is really tasty when it is roasted whole with negiri.
This time I grilled them in a toaster so they did not get well charred.
Charring is important for the flavor, so after taking them out of the toaster, I brought a handy burner and seared and charred them.
I think it turned out delicious.
The duck meat was fine and the smoked duck I purchased was very tasty with just the right amount of saltiness.
To add a little flavor, I sprinkled some chili powder on top.
Whether it is a simple udon or yakisimen, or a rich meat on top like this, the addition of condiments gives it a different flavor.
The night before eating this "Kamo Negi Kishimen(Kishimen noodles with duck and leek)," I drank beer while eating slices of smoked duck meat.
At that time, I ate the duck meat while dipping it in Japanese mustard, which was also very tasty.
Warm udon and kishimen are delicious.
I naturally include them in my main meal every day.
I have not researched it very properly, but there are many places famous for udon and soba in the pilgrimage area.
Izumo soba, Ise udon, and Atsuta miya kishimen.
Udon and soba can be found at each of the 88 temples in Shikoku.
The famous Zenkoji temple pilgrimage area in Nagano Prefecture is also said to be full of udon and soba restaurants.
I am sure they are convenient when serving the pilgrims.
They can be cooked quickly, can be served warm or cold, can be preserved, and can be topped with many different things.
It keeps those who have walked long distances full, but is also easy to digest.
I will try to post articles about cooking udon, or kishimen, from time to time.
I like the noodle culture.
■diary with a few words
I want to be active in many things I want to do, but I am so tired from returning home and U-turn that I am really too sleepy to do anything (laugh).
The only thing I do is to follow the rule of going to bed early and getting up early, and I look at the winter morning scenery in the early morning.
Every morning I remember the phrase, "Early morning is the most beautiful time of the day in winter."
Japanese★ここから日本語でお送りいたします。
2024年は一つのテーマをもった料理の記事を定期的に投稿しようと考えています。
その内容は以下の記事にあります。
January 3rd Curry Kishimen/1月3日カレーきしめん/[ENG/JPN]
今回は鴨ねぎきしめんを作りました。
鴨もねぎも、冬に美味しくなる食べ物です。
寒さが一番厳しい頃、鴨とねぎはよくセットで調理して食べられます。
鴨は精肉を手に入れるのは難しかったので、燻製になっている加工肉を手に入れました。
長ねぎは、スーパーマーケットで購入しました。
根に近い部分が真っ白で、とても綺麗なねぎです。
鴨の燻製肉と、食べやすい大きさに切った長ねぎをトースターで焼きました。
鴨の肉は本当に焼くと大量の油分が出ますね。
今回はきしめんを使います。
4分茹でて食べる、半生麺です。このような便利な麺類がスーパーマーケットで買えるのはとても便利で、ありがたいことだと思います。
写真では見えにくいですが、きしめん用の出汁スープを温め、そこに茹で上がったきしめんを入れました。
上に、焼いた鴨肉とねぎをトッピングします。
鴨とねぎを調理したものとしては、日本では鍋料理が有名です。
日本のある地方では、冬のお祭りで鴨ねぎ鍋を振る舞うことがメインのイベントもあるそうです。
本当は鴨肉もねぎも、炭火で炙って楽しみたかったのですが、時間と体力がなくて今日は断念。
冬でなくても、暖かいシーズンにバーベキューの一要素として取り入れてもいいと思います。
ねぎって丸焼きにすると本当に美味しいです。
今回はトースターで焼いたので、うまく焦げ目がつきませんでした。
焦げは美味しさを演出するのに大切なので、トースターから取り出した後、ハンディバーナーを持ってきて、炙って焦げ目をつけました。
美味しそうにできたと思います。
鴨の肉はきめ細かいし、今回購入した燻製の鴨肉は程よく塩味が効いていてとても美味でした。
少し風味を添えるため、唐辛子パウダーを振りかけました。
シンプルなうどんやきしめんの時も、このようなこってりした肉が乗った時も、薬味を足すと別の味わいが得られます。
この「鴨ねぎきしめん」を食べる前の日の夜に、燻製鴨肉のスライスを食べながらビールを飲みました。
その時は和風からしをつけながら鴨肉を食べましたが、それも大変美味しかったです。
暖かいうどんやきしめんは美味しい。
自然と毎日の食生活に取り入れています。
あまりきちんと調べた訳ではないのですが、巡礼地はうどんやそばの名所が多いですよね。
出雲そばや伊勢うどんや熱田の宮きしめん。
四国八十八ヶ所の各地ではうどんとそばが食べられます。
長野県の善光寺参りで有名なエリアも、うどんやさんやおそば屋さんがいっぱいあるそうです。
きっと巡礼に来た方々に振る舞いをする時に便利なんだと思います。
すぐに調理できて、暖かくも冷たくもできて、保存できるし、色々なものをトッピングできる。
長距離を歩いてきた人が満腹になって、でも消化も良い。
これからも時々うどん、もしくはきしめんを調理した記事を投稿しようと思います。
麺類の文化はいいですね。
■ひとこと日記
色々とやりたいことがあって能動的に動きたいのですが、帰省とUターンで疲れが貯まっていて、本当に眠くて眠くて、何にもできません(笑)
早寝早起きのルールだけは守って、早朝の朝の風景を眺めています。
「冬はつとめて」のフレーズを毎朝思い出します。
Google Translate & DeepL, thank you as always.
I am glad that you read it :-)
今日も読んでくださってありがとうございます😊
The duck meat looks really pretty, I mean it's color. I haven't tried this meat, and seeing your dish made me crave for it. I'm curious what's the difference between that and the chicken. Can I have a cup this please ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ
Thank you for your excellent comments.
I was lucky to get duck meat of really beautiful color.
My personal opinion is that it is quite rich and moist compared to the lighter chicken.
If I had a "magic door" I could toast to you over duck.
My mouth is watering , I see the juiciness and tenderness of the meat🤗 greetings
Thank you for your kind comments.
I am very happy to think that my photos and text were able to convey the juiciness and tenderness of the duck meat.
I wish I could read your blog with the same feeling as you do.
Thank you, drop by sometimes on my feed I appreciate it🤗
que rico se ve!
how tasty it looks!
I am delighted with your inspiring comments!
I never try the kishimen kind of noodles your dish look super,the duck meat look so good 👍👍
Kishimen is a very major and popular noodle in my area.
If there was a magic door that could lead anywhere, I would bring it to you.
Duck, it was delicious!