The 5-Minute Japanese Noodles Cookbook - by Etsuko Ichise (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Calling all noodle lovers! Learn to prepare a delicious and satisfying bowl of noodles in less time than it takes to order takeout!

Etsuko Ichise is a woman on a mission--her motto is: "Delicious and easy-to-prepare homestyle cooking!" She shows you how to make simple, homestyle noodles that are incredibly flavorful and healthy yet take only minutes to prepare. Her recipes are light, tasty and healthy thanks to the use of fresh seasonal ingredients purchased at your local supermarket.

And, you will never have to make the same noodles twice! Her mix-and-match ingredients and toppings use chicken, beef, pork, bacon, tofu, eggs and vegetables--whatever you have in the fridge. Each recipe has multiple variations and extra toppings for flavor and complexity--green onions, grated cheese, corn kernels, roasted peanuts, shredded nori, grated ginger, toasted sesame, bean sprouts or chili oil...to name just a few!

Discover an entire universe of noodle flavors:

• Noodles in a Soy-Based Broth — Like Hot and Sour Noodle Soup with Pork and Mushrooms or Pork, Kimchi and Soy Milk Udon
• Noodles with a Dipping Sauce — Like Ramen with Crab Sticks and Lemon Dipping Sauce or Mixed Soba with Tuna, Wakame and Ginger
• Noodles in a Miso Flavored Soup — Like Sesame Miso Somen Champuruu with Spinach or Simmered Miso Udon with Pork Belly and Leek
• Stir-fried Noodles — Like Yakisoba Stir-fried with Shirasu, Tomato and Egg or Stir-fried Soba with Sausage and Buttered Corn
• Cold Noodles & Noodle Salads — Like Salad-style Hiyashi Chuka with Bacon and Lettuce or Somen with Thinly Sliced Pork, Umeboshi and Cucumber
• And many more!

Creamy, slurpy, saucy--as good noodles should be--or dipped into an umami-rich broth. Piping hot, or chilled and finished with delightful fresh toppings. With this much variety, your every noodle craving will be fulfilled!

Review Quotes

"Noted Japanese chef and cookbook author Ichise (Bento: Lunches from Scratch) wants cooks to ditch packaged ramen in favor of a healthier alternative: delicious noodle dishes prepared with fresh ingredients that can be cooked in the same amount of time. [...] Ichise's concisely written and clearly focused cookbook will have readers slurping down tasty noodle dishes in no time." --Library Journal

"Beautifully and profusely illustrated with color photos of finished dishes, The 5-Minute Japanese Noodles Cookbook is thoroughly 'kitchen cook friendly' in organization and presentation. A delight to plan memorable and authentic Japanese meal menus with." --Midwest Book Review

"'Nobel-prize nominated' Japanese chef, Etsuko Ichise... culinary genius is someone who has perfected the art of creating five-minute dishes that taste like they should have taken you hours to make, but didn't. [...] These lighter somen recipes will literally expand your imagination--and your noodle. These five-ingredient recipes are light, flavorful, and as healthy as you want them to be." --Sue Stephenson for Meer.com

About the Author

Etsuko Ichise is an expert Japanese chef who has published and contributed to hundreds of cookbooks. She also devotes herself to introducing children to the joys of cooking, and supervises the cooking for NHK Educational TV's Cooking Idol Ai! Mai! Main. Her publications include Bento: Lunches from Scratch, A Catalog of 300 Small Bento Side Dishes, Salad Lessons and The Book of Somen.