This recipe has Sodium as 64.0% (as a percentage of RDA).
You may need to take this into account today to balance out your diet.
Nutrition Rating Details
Here are the percentages used to determine the nutritional rating for this recipe:
• Calcium: 1.7% of RDA
• Calories: 38.5% of RDA
• Carbs: 15.7% of RDA
• Fat (total lipid): 0.3% of RDA
• Fiber: 4.0% of RDA
• Fructose: 0.0% of RDA
• Protein: 7.3% of RDA
• Sodium: 64.0% of RDA
• Sugar: 25.8% of RDA
• Vitamin A (IU): 7.2% of RDA
• Vitamin B6: 0.1% of RDA
• Vitamin C: 0.8% of RDA
• Iron: 4.6% of RDA
• Magnesium: 8.9% of RDA
• Manganese: 10.4% of RDA
• Niacin: 7.0% of RDA
• Potassium: 4.4% of RDA
• Zinc: 5.2% of RDA
If any nutritional component is greater than 50% of RDA
(or any vitamin/mineral is greater than 400% of RDA),
the recipe gets a “Nutrition to Note” rating.
Whether this matters for your diet depends mostly on what other foods you consume today.
Follow the steps for recipe "Japanese Kelp Stock", which is in the dependent recipes section to the right.
2.
Drain the mushrooms, reserving 2 cups of the soaking liquid. Discard the stems and quarter the caps. In a large pot, combine the kelp stock, mushroom liquid, soy sauce, mirin, and shiitakesBring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, until ready to serve.
MAKING THE NOODLES
3.
Bring a medium pot of water to a boil over high heat. Cook the fresh udon noodles, untangling them until separated and warmed, about 10 seconds (or boil the dried udon for about 5 minutes). Drain and divide among large soup bowls.
4.
Add the chrysanthemum leaves to the pot containing the broth, and when just wilted, remove from the heat.
5.
Ladle enough broth into each bowl to cover the noodles, adding a few chrysanthemum leaves and mushrooms.
6.
Garnish with ginger, and sprinkle lightly with sesame seeds and togarashi if desired.
This dependent recipe has a "yields ratio" of 1. This means that for every 1 serving of the main recipe you're making, make 1 serving of the dependent recipe.
NOTES, TIPS, TRICKS, HINTS, ETC:
Edible chrysanthemum leaves can be found in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean markets. If you can't find them, substitute watercress or a favorite leafy green.
THIS RECIPE CAN BE CUSTOMIZED
1.
Make it Gluten Free!
A partially gluten-free variant of this recipe can be made to reduce the amount of gluten.
Just substitute gluten-free soy sauce (lite) for soy sauce, thin (lite).
2.
Make it Wheat Free!
A partially wheat-free variant of this recipe can be made to reduce the amount of wheat.
Just substitute gluten-free soy sauce (lite) for soy sauce, thin (lite).
COMPLETE NUTRITION
This recipe has the following nutrient totals:
Calories 770
Protein 8.24 g
Carbohydrates 43.2 g
Iron 0.88 mg
Fiber 1.13 g
Calcium 16.9 mg
(plus many more nutrients)
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