Udon Noodles Soup Step by Step

Dear Girls: Since both of you love eating udon noodles soup mama wanna share mama's recipe here.Nothing great,very simple , definitely not the japanase style but more to mama's style. Dulu2 uwan used to be the great cook,banyak kueh and masakan dia yang sedap, unfortunately all the traditional kueh mama tak pernah ambik recipe dia,now uwan dah lupa and mama rasa really rugi. Mama pun macam uwan masak tak ikut buku but more on the 'campak" and ikut rasa lidah punya method.Udon is one of the famous noodle from japan,udon is made from wheat flour,salt and water,the ingredients are simple but the method of doing it is very unique and stilled very traditional,the dough was kneaded using hand for many many times. Another type of noodle is Soba,Soba is a brown Japanese noodle about the size of spaghetti. Soba is very healthy as it is gluten free and it's a good source of magnesium,fiber and protein.

Okay mari memasak now:

There are so many ingredient that you can put in the udon noodle soup,the soup can be boiled without oil or you can fry the ingredient to get some aroma and taste. Last week kita dah masak boiled udon noodle jadi this time mama masak the later type.Mama used beef,fresh fishballs,soft tofu and oyster mushroom.Tia was really excited to see the tofu,she said "what's this?"

And we need the main ingredient which the udon noodles,mama always used this brand "fresh udon from japan" selling at Jusco for 3.50 each and two packets can serve 4 - 5 people.

Olive Oil (Laleli brand is another great brand for olive oil),vegetraian oyster sauce and local soy sauce (our's is tamim kicap kipas udang masin)

You need 3-4 cloves of garlic and 2-3 shallots,chop the garlic and shallot.Tia and Mia is very smart now since they always in the kitchen and never fail to ask mama many many question,bila main masak2 now they can say "pound your garlic,stir,stir first:)

Then mama boiled the udon.You can actually put the udon straight away into the soup but mama decided to boil and wash it first.If we put straight into the soup it will give " masam' taste a bit which is very common in japanese cooking but mama feels it is better to boil and wash when giving to children under 3 years old,futhermore it tastes better.

dah rebus masukkan dalam strainer..

and wash under the running tap water.

heat the pan with olive oil and stir the garlic and shallot.

add in the beef and stir until brown in colour, sebab imported beef kuat bau make sure you fry it until semua buih hilang and bau wangi keluar.

Add in the fresh fishballs..stir

Add in one spoon of oyster sauce.

Stir and put in the sofu tofu,stir carefully to avoid mashing the tofu,

Add in water,make sure it is not too much,if too much water you can't really taste the sweetnes of the beef and other ingredients. Add a dash of white pepper and a spoon of soy sauce.

Put in your udon inside the soup.

Lastly add in the mushroom,taste the soup and add salt if required,let it boil for few minutes.

if you need green for your soup,baby spinach goes well with udon soup (and the reason mama used it this morning because mama had it in the kitchen,clean and cut for the next dish which is your chicken and spinach soup for lunch)

After few minutes you'll have this lovely udon noodles soup,as mama mentioned earlier the water shouldnt be too much, as in the above picture it is just nice.

Serve while it is still hot and steamy.

Tia and Mia your udon is ready to be "slurrrrrrpppppp'.

Note: sebenarnya semalam papa ada mentioned about pancake,we makan western breakfast esoklah papa yerr..now mama buka kedai jepun dulu:)

Having two girls in the house is so wonderful,they showed interest in all the women's things like cooking,whenever they asked mama will never simplified the terms for them even they are barely 3 years old.They learned about 'garlic needs to be pound, how to peel the shallot,what is strain,stir,boil,colander,thong,pan,pots, different between olive oil and plam oil etc.You might think that those terms are too complicated to them but you ll be surpise when they used back those words in their conversation " mama i want to pound the garlic, mama must peel the onion firs etc,etc''..semua pun proses belajar.

Penuh gambar Food pulak hari ni:)

Salam Tia Mia,blog mama penuh gambar makanan pulak hari ni..sajer jer lah nak bagi kak ikin and kak nur drooling.Dua orang tu kan so busy sekarang,last week kak nur emailed cakap teringat goreng sardin,masak lemak mama lah and kak ikin pun sama tapi tak sampai2 rumah kita busyyy betul. Kak ikin sibuk cleaning her new house last weekend,mesti dah cantik sekarang,kak nur pulak kalau sms ke apa mesti 'nur kat airport lah sekarang maksu"..hisshh busy anak2 sedara mama ni. Jom tengok cerita bergambar kita lah..jom.

Group photo of class 2010,frm left Shirley,Jay,Sensei,Mia,Tia and Henry.Saturday, it was quite sad at Sichida..last picture taken with Sensei Yee Lin,bye bye Sensei we love you.Hopefully the new sensei will be as good and as nice as Yee Lin.

Tia Mia's classmate Henry and Jay.

The girls sayang Sensei..all the best to you Yee Lin.

Balik dari class petang tu ingat nak beli laksa kat gerai..papa pulak tak habis lagi nak makan noodles mama and cakap "boleh tak mama masak maggie kat papa tonite?" Ohh itu bisa saja papa..papa pun request makan maggie ni macam setahun sekali yer..tak pe lah otherwise not good for health ni..so mama buat maggie istimewa super sedap..tengok tu kak ikin ada 3 bijik telur cair2 sikit..sodap betul tu menjilat jari tau especially bila pecah2 cili padi kat dalam..haa..haa.

Sunday we took the girls for train rides kat KLCC..dah lama sangat both teringin naik train..kesian,so we parked at KLCC and took train to KL sentral..the girls were teruja betul..suka kat dalam train especially lalu banyk tunnel..they said 'cannot see,,dark..dark".

Dua orang ni sibuk memungut buah palm yang gugur sebelum nak naik train.

Both were really happy,it was very educational for both,belajar banyak benda..mama pun first time naik train semalam..wahh really happy lah macam kat London punya underground:)

We had our lunch at Secret recipe KL sentral..mama kena ingat next time bawak budak active tak boleh pergi kedai makan yang lembab,see Tia muka berkerut-kerut tu..siap cakap "very slow,i am hungry"..

We took train back to KLCC and both had fun there..vroom..vroom..sampai habis lah coins mama.

We drop by at Isetan and papa bought this set for the girls..tak sabar dua orang tu nak bukak masa tu..puas lah mama pujuk.Bawak balik rumah heni siap letak kat tempat makanan lagi benda ni..mesti ingat cake betul kat dalam tu.

Balik dari KLCC pukul 4.30,the girls tertidur..letak kat bilik atas,hujan pun mula turun..mama turun dapur terus masak untuk dinner pulak,sebelum keluar tengahhari tu dah masak gulai masak lemak ketam untuk uwan.For dinner mama tambah few dishes lagi..walaupun penat,kena rush masak masak masa both tidur aman sikit.

Sedap oo gulai masak lemak ketam ni kak ikin..pagi2 mama bawak uwan pergi pasar besar taman tun dengan papa and the girls,uwan nampak ketam mestilah teringin..so we bought this ketam,masih fresh,sweet..selera uwan makan.

Mama, dah beberapa hari teringat nak makan asam pedai sari ratu style yang guna cili merah besar hidup,so semalam buat lah..taruk terung banyak2..wahh sedap,kalau gulai ketam n i kena ada gulai ikan,papa kan malas makan semua benda yang ada shell ni.

dan yang sedap lagi rebus kerang besar2 ni cecah dengan sambal kicap yang taruk cilipadi,halia,bawang putih,bawang merah and perahan asam limau..ohhhhh sedapnya..pedas dan masam kena kerang yang manis.

Kita orang dinner awal semalam,6.30 dah dinner,dah kenyang Man of the House and the two lady of Leisure duduk layan Tv,dah kat luar hujan tak boleh berlari kat luar..papa tengok tu lampu kat meja makan kita dah terbakar dua papa jangan buat tak nampak jer. Bila dah ada anak2 kecik ni tentang ID tu mama kena lah bersabar buat masa sekarang carpet ke apa ke semua macam ciri2 kindergarten jer lah..sabar,sabar:)

Dah maghrib,both girls tak sabar2 lah bukak toy baru haa.. inilah bendanya kat dalam tu..wahh nampak yummy yummy lah.

Sibuk dua orang tu menyuap ice cream kat mama papa,bear,horse..sian bear kena dera makan cookies,sampai kena cucuk cookies kat mulut macam nak tembus..dasat betul.

Tapi mainan yang ada benda2 kecik macam ni kena pantau..tak boleh dia orang sendiri..kalau tak sibuk bubuh dalam mulut.

Ha..haaaa..sorry lah tak habis cerita masak lagi..pagi ni bangun celik mata haaaa...bau nasik lemak yang harum ada halia,bawang,pandan dan serai memenuhi ruang dapur.Heni dah hampir 3 tahun kerja dengan kita kepakaran dia masak nasik putih and nasik lemak saje.Lauk dia tak pernah masak,kalau ajar pun tak berapa menepati rasa,markah yang almost 9/10 boleh diberi kat dia adalah masak nasik lemak ni..mama dah ajar banyak kali,dia pun pandai buat nasik lemak kukus ni..dia kena masak awal sebab nasik lemak kukus kena lama,bila bangun mama masak sambal,rebus telur etc.

Pagi ni mama masak sambal sotong kering yang makcik bawak dari langkawi..sedap rasanya tu..sebab papa makan bertambah2 tak berkelip mata..dah kenyang dia pun datang hug mama cakap "thank you mama,papa so kenyang":)

Lepas tu mama packed pulak sikit nasik lemak bawak pergi office untuk kawan mama yang nak pergi mekah next week.

Lepas tu baru lah tukang masak ni dapat pergi office..nanti during lunch time sibuk pulak ke supermarket lagi berkira apa pulak nak masak untuk esok kan:)

Start your day with steamy Udon Noodles soup.

Masa kecik dulu apa breakfast kat kampung mama paling suka kalau uwan buat? mesti lah porridge,teo chew porridge malay style,uwan buat bubur nasi yang lemak sebab taruk santan dan sedikit garam,makan dengan telur rebus lembut,ikan bilis goreng,ikan masin dan sambal..sedapnya,simple tapi sedap.Dah ada anak2 ni mama cubalah buat pelbagai breakfast tapi tak lupa buat porridge uwan style tu sekali sekala,tambahan pulak breakfast tu acara yang penting dan besar pagi kita pagi2.Tia Mia boleh tahan jugak makan ni..hari tu mama pergi lunch dengan boss dari legal firm masa mama mula2 kerja dulu,Nicholas,dia ni suka masak jugak,so banyak lah cerita masak.Dia kagum jugak Tia Mia suka makan benda2 macam prawn,mussel,mushroom,cuttlefish and semua jenis veges masa umur kecik ni sebab anak dia very particular hanya suka ayam goreng,nugget dan makanan budak2 yang biasanya dia suka.Dia tanya macam mana nak bagi anak suka makan semua tu?Mama cakap once Tia Mia dah passed they age yang kena berjaga-jaga terhadap seafood,eggs,tofu etc mama pun perkenalkan dia orang dengan food ni semua..macam prawn, instead of serving them dengan kulit dah sedia buang and potong kecik2,mama ceduk sama jer macam orang dewasa nampak cantik and bila tengok the whole prawn or mussel tu dia orang excited,tak payah encourage makan pun dia orang tak sabar2 nak cuba.Sudah tu ajar dia " must chew first,chew,chew until soft,go though your throat,then inside your tummy"..lepas dia orang tambah "then inside my diaper'. Sebab kalau tak ajar macam tu..dia orang chew kejap prawn or sotong bila keras buang..so bila dah ajar chewing process tu boleh chew sampai hancur and makan. So pagi ni ini lah breakfast kita..TiaMia,papa,uwan semuanya suka.

Udon Noodles soup mama's syle..lebih sedap dan berkhasiat dari japanese restaurant tau..tak der perasa etc..semuanya fresh and healthy ingrediant..paling senang nak sedia,beli udon noodles,pack of mixed seafood from japanese section yang ada prawn,mussel,fishball,salmon,mushroom etc..kalau nak bagi budak kecik makan udon ni elok rebus and basuh dengan air sejuk dulu,sebab kalau tak, ada rasa macam masam2 jugak tepung udon tu. Mama rebus air taruk garlic,onion masuk semua seafood,udon tambah,ketchup sikit,oyster sauce and a lil bit of white pepper for flavour..dah siap.

Then dua orang ni makan breakfast kat luar..nampak tak heni kat belakang tu..masa mula datang rumah kita dulu dia kurus dan kecik ajer orangnya..now kembang betul kan..kalau nak dukung Tia mia naik tangga memang tak larat dia..masa dia balik Indon last year pun family dia cakap,dia dah gemuk.Mama tak kisah dia suka makan..jangan sampai gemuk sangat tak larat nak buat kerja dah lah..bercakap pasal gemuk ni now kat office mama ada 'Lose Big" challenge,macam the "Biggest Loser" tu tapi ini untuk staffs, very good effort made by the company..sesiapa managed to lose certain kilos required dapat cash and 2 tickets to Australia,to ensure things work company will provide personal trainer,free gym usage,advice on food intake etc..hmm macam mama nak join jugak lahh..first prize RM5000 lah plus the two tickets..so menarik.

Tia tengah beriya chewing her mussel..lari sana sini nanti satu bowl tu pun habis.

Kita baru tukar water pot kita..uwan pulak asyik lupa jer nak tekan macam mana water pot ni..sian uwan..dah lupa banyak dia..tapi cerita dulu2 uwan masih ingat.

Ni addition baru fridge magnet kita..papa beli from Munich hari tu..jangan ambik and main2 pulak..banyak dah fridge magnet hilang.

Mama pulak minggu ni macam2..kena flu,ambik ubat clarinesse dari klinik buat mama lalok,malam tak boleh tidur..semalam drive instead of putting left signal bila nak turn left mama boleh ambik smartag and tunjuk kat kiri..dashyat betul..puas mama ketawa sensorang dalam kereta..dah tu mama baru potong rambut macam tak berapa suka pulak,sekarang ni mama sensitive kat semua jenis eye make up..tak boleh pakai langsung...

Then mama cuba senyum sikit..masih tak membantu...mata masih buntang and look tired lah..semua clarinesse punya bahana ni..buat orang lalok macam ambik drug..nasib baik tak letak smartag kat mulut masa nak apply lipstick..haaa..haaa..

We Love You Sensei

Dah lama jugak Tia and Mia masuk Shichida, it was since they were 1 year old or 9 months(can't really remember the exact date).Sebelum ni tak pernah ambik gambar dalam class sebab Shichida tak bagi tapi this time since their Sensei Yee Lin nak berenti end of this month mama took several shots with Sensei in the classroom. We enrolled Tia Mia in Shichida by chance,bila terjumpa couple matsalleh yang ada twins jugak kat Cold Storage,they asked us to give a try at Shichida,mama went and check out the place and we love Shichida.Yaya was Tia Mia first teacher,masa Tia Mia nak kena upgrade class Yaya was sad and the feeling was mutual with the girls and mama papa too. Now it turned out that Sensei Yee Lin is equally good and she got her own ways in winning the girls's hearts,they both love Yee Lin very much sampai jealous kalau budak lain pergi hug and duduk kat Yee Lin. Yee Lin is extremely sabar with the kids,she is very sincere and the kids can feel that, we surely will miss Sensei Yee Lin,hopefully Tia Mia can accpet the new Sensei and hope she will be equally good as Yee Lin.

Sensei we love you!

Sensei tengah bagi penerangan mengenai Tia Mia's achievement,according to Sensei they are doing good and rating is above average for children age 2.5 - 3 years old.

Dalam class semestinya nakal budak ni..after 45 mins mula lah nak tengok kat luar tingkap bagai..

The most important they are happy with their class,always looking forward to Shichida Class on Saturday.

Satu classroom ada 4 orang kids jer,the maximum is 5..this is Shirley,kelakar budak ni kalau dalam class tak nak mummy dia assist dalam activities,mangsa dia mummy orang lain,last two week was mama,semua benda dia nak mama buat..datang duduk and pegang2 mama..Tia Mia apa lagi terus cakap "tu my mama..not yours"..hee..hee kelakar.

Bila class dah habis macam ni lah..tertonggeng bagai menunggu sensei tulis report dalam buku and they got to choose the stickers to be sticked in their book. Sensei will observe the performance of the day and write report of each kid, sebab tu tak boleh ramai dalam class kalau tak macam mana nak tumpu perhatian. Dalam Class Tia Mia ada Henry,Jay and Shirley. Tia Mia favourite book for this week is "Chocolate Chomping' suka betul dia orang buku ni.

Dah lama tak tunjuk masakan..minggu ni tunjuk lah masakan..asyik masak jer..dah tu takkan nak tengok jer kan..makan pun asyik lah jugak:) Ni daging tetel masak kari.

Goreng kangkung secara simple taruk ikan bilis,bawang..sangat ngam dengan kari dan nasik berasap.

Ikan kering goreng taruk cilipadi ni lah yang paling jahat..buat orang bertambah berpinggan-pinggan..pergi jauh2 ikan kering.

then kena jugak ada gulai kegemaran uwan..gulai nangko selama-lamanya..kalau tanya dia 'mak apa lauk sedap agaknya hari kalau nak masak?" " apo-apolah tak kisah tapi kalau ado nangko buek gulai sodap yo"...