Umami

  Noodles with Shrimp and Chicken

 6 cups water
 1 cup soy sauce
 1 cup sake
 1/2 mirin, sweet sherry, or sweet vermouth
 12-16 oz.  soba noodles
 1 cup spinach, chopped
 lb boneless chicken breasts or thighs, thinly sliced
 12 -15 deveined, shelled shrimp
 1 medium onion, very thinly sliced
 3 T fresh lemon juice
 2 T asian sesame oil

• In a large pot, combine the water, soy sauce, mirin and the sake and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer for 30 minutes
• Cook noodles separately
• Add chicken, shrimp, onions and spinach to broth and simmer for 10 minutes or so
• Take off the heat and add the lemon juice and sesame oil
• Udon noodles would be good.  Use cheap sake.  I use reduced sodium soy sauce. Try frozen peas, thinly sliced mushrooms, snow peas, and/or...