Japanese Soba Noodles

Sue Lau's Note:

Light and pleasant, soba noodles are a refreshing dish to eat. Try serving them with California rolls.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 10 ounces soba noodles (buckwheat noodles)
• 3 cups dashi
• ¾ cup dark soy sauce
• 1⁄3; cup mirin
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 ounces dried bonito flakes , tied in cheesecloth
• 3 sheets toasted nori
• 1 -2 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 -2 tablespoon grated horseradish
• ½ cup finely chopped green onion
• ½ cup finely grated daikon radish

Directions:

1. Bring pan of salted water to a boil; add soba noodles; cook 5 minutes.
2. Add some cold water, then bring to a boil again, then cook until tender.
3. Drain noodles and rinse in cold water.
4. Arrange noodles on serving plates.
5. Bring dashi, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar to a boil and cook for 2 minutes.
6. Add bonito flake bundle and remove from heat; allow to steep for 20 minutes, then remove.
7. Cool sauce by placing pan in ice.
8. Cut toasted nori sheets into thin narrow strips and sprinkle over noodles.
9. Serve noodles with mounds of ginger or horseradish, green onion, daikon, and individual bowls of sauce.
10. To serve, mix in either ginger or horseradish, in addition to green onions, daikon into the noodles at the table, then dip noodles into the sauce.

Reviews

[ellie_]

Good noodles that are a bit different from our usual. I liked trying this dish since it used a lot of ingredients I haven't previously used. Even though I skipped the horseradish this dish still had a very distinctive flavor. However, although not the chief's fault, I wish the nutrition analysis was more complete on this recipe, because I think this dish is very low in calories and very high in nutrituion value along with being fairly inexpensive. Thanks for sharing!