Shiitake Bok Choy Soup with Noodles

• 1/2 pound bok choy
• 1/2 pound fresh shiitake mushrooms
• 6 scallions
• 8 grams katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes; about 2/3 cup)
• 6 ounces thin Asian wheat or buckwheat noodles

1. Cut bok choy crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
2. Discard stems from mushrooms and cut caps into thin slices.
3. Cut scallions diagonally into thin slices.
4. In a 5- to 6-quart kettle bring 6 cups water to a boil with katsuobushi and boil 1 minute.
5. Pour stock through a fine sieve into a large bowl and discard katsuobushi.
6. Return stock to kettle and add bok choy, mushrooms, and noodles.
7. Simmer soup, uncovered, until noodles are tender, 2 to 5 minutes, depending on type of noodle.
8. Season soup with salt and pepper and stir in scallions.

choy, shiitake mushrooms, scallions, katsuobushi, asian wheat

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/shiitake-bok-choy-soup-with-noodles-100870 (may not work)