Steps

1. Bring a pot of plenty of water to a boil.
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2. Add 3 eggs to the boiling water and boil for 8 minutes to make hard-boiled eggs.
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3. Place 1 bag (200g) of bean sprouts in a heatproof container, cover with plastic wrap, and heat in a 600W microwave for 2 minutes 30 seconds.
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4. Transfer the microwaved bean sprouts to a colander and squeeze out excess water thoroughly.
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5. Make the Ultimate Somen sauce. In a bowl, combine 250cc cold water, 4 tsp soy sauce, 10 shakes MSG(Ajinomoto) Umami Seasoning (Hi-Me), 1/3 tsp Hondashi (Japanese soup stock), 5g grated garlic, 5 shakes black pepper, 5 shakes garlic powder, and 2 tsp sesame oil, then mix well.
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6. Chill the prepared sauce thoroughly in the refrigerator.
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7. Place the boiled eggs in cold water. Once cooled, peel the shells. [Chef's Tip!] Adding 1 tbsp of vinegar when boiling makes them easier to peel.
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8. Roughly crumble the peeled hard-boiled eggs into a bowl.
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9. Add the thoroughly squeezed bean sprouts to the bowl, then add 1/2 tsp salt, 7 shakes MSG(Ajinomoto) Umami Seasoning (Hi-Me), and 1 tbsp sesame oil. Mix gently.
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10. Add 1/3 tsp sugar and mix everything together.
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11. Serve the bean sprout and egg namul in a dish and sprinkle with scallions to taste.
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12. Just before boiling the somen, prepare a bowl with plenty of ice water.
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13. Add 100g somen noodles to the boiling water and boil for 45 seconds. [Chef's Tip!] Use hand-stretched somen noodles. Boiling them al dente gives them a unique texture.
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14. Immediately transfer the boiled somen noodles to the prepared ice water and let sit for 1 minute to chill thoroughly.
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15. Squeeze out excess water from the chilled somen noodles thoroughly.
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16. Serve the squeezed somen noodles in the chilled somen sauce.
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17. [Flavor Variation] Sprinkle garlic powder and black pepper on the bean sprout and egg namul for a more "junk food" flavor.
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18. [Flavor Variation] Add 1 tsp vinegar to the Ultimate Somen for a refreshing, cold noodle-style flavor.
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