How to recreate Beppu cold noodles at "Kogetsu"

Introduction

This is a recipe that recreates the Beppu Cold Noodles from Kogetsu, a restaurant that represents Beppu City, Oita Prefecture.
The cold noodles at "Kozuki" are made with a soup made mainly from Kombu and natural water, and Light taste elegant taste is simply delicious. The beautiful appearance makes it a feast for the eyes as well. The soup has a refreshing finish without any sourness, and it goes perfectly with the roasted pork slices made from beef.
This is a recipe that uses commercial Ramen soup to easily recreate the taste of Kogetsu's Beppu cold noodles.

Kogetsu homemade soup

Soup ingredients

・Water…2ℓ
・Dashi Kombu (kelp for soup stock)...40g
・ Beef shank...500g
・ [Commercial Use] Beef Clear Soup (CP-BC2)... 500g

How to make soup

1. Make a stock using water and dashi Kombu.
2. Simmer Beef shank in stock for about 2 hours.
3. Once the flavor has been fully extracted from the bones, it becomes the base of the flavor. [For commercial use] Add frozen beef clear soup (CP-BC2) and dissolve over low heat.
4. Once the frozen soup has thawed and the flavors have blended well, the soup is ready.

Ingredients for the simmered fish

・ Koikuchi Soy Sauce...30ml
・ Usukuchi Soy Sauce...30ml
・Salt...appropriate amount

How to make the sauce

1. Mix all ingredients and chill.

History and origins

Around 1950, after the end of the war, a chef who returned from Manchuria (Dalian) founded "Kogetsu," and it is said that he created a Japanese-style version of local cold noodles. Beppu cold noodles are characterized by three key features: chewy noodles made with buckwheat flour, homemade Cabbage kimchi, and beef chashu. They also tend to be made with Japanese-style broth (wafu dashi), and depending on the restaurant, thick noodles or medium-thin noodles are available. They are served in Ramen bowls rather than metal bowls. Along with Morioka cold noodles, they are one of the two major cold noodle styles.

Store Information

• Store name: Kogetsu
• Address: 8-1-26 Ishigaki Higashi, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture
• Hours: [Monday] 11:00-16:00, [Wednesday-Friday] 11:00-17:30, [Saturday and Sunday] 11:00-19:00 *Closes once sold out
• Closed: Tuesdays

*Business hours and holidays may change, so please check with the store before visiting.

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Precautions

*Created by Nishio Ryoichi as an homage to "Kogetsu."

*This recipe is for reference only. It aims to have a similar taste, but may differ from the authentic "Kogetsu" recipe.

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