Tsukimi Udon (Full Moon Udon) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

10 ounces thin noodles
boiling water
1 cup cold water
2 leeks
6 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons mirin
1/2 tablespoon sugar
salt (to taste)
3 1/2 cups chicken broth
4 eggs
pepper

Preparation

Add noodle to a pot filled with boiling water.
Stir and,as soon as water begins to boil again, add 1/2 cup of the cold water.
Bring back to a boil and add remainder of cold water.
Cook noodles until al dente, rinse under lukewarm water and drain.
Very thinly, diagonally slice enough of the leeks to equal about 2 Tbsp., using the white part only.
Add chicken broth, soy sauce, mirin, sugar and salt to the pot and bring to a boil.
Divide noodles among 4 oven proof bowls.
Add the sliced leeks to the noodles and pour the hot broth over.
Break an egg in the center of each bowl and bake in a preheated 350\u00b0F [180\u00b0C] oven for a few minutes, just enough to cook the egg.
Garnish with sliced green part of leeks and sprinkle with pepper.