4 dried shiitake mushrooms
2 large skinless chicken breasts or 4 small skinless chicken breasts
2cm piece of ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
4 spring onions, roughly chopped
½ teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons sake
handful of salad leaves
200g somen noodles
½ cucumber, cut into fine matchsticks
for the sesame sauce:
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp mirin
3 tbsp tahini paste
3 tbsp black sesame seeds, ground
for the deep-fried onions:
250ml oil, for deep-frying
¼ onion or 2 shallots, thinly sliced (alternatively, you can buy ready-fried shallots in Chinese supermarkets)




