Cool Soba Noodles With Sweet Soy Broth Food

COOL SOBA NOODLES WITH SWEET SOY BROTH

Steps:

• Combine 4 cups water, dashi, soy sauce, mirin, sake and sugar in bowl. Whisk until dashi and sugar dissolve; set aside.
• Bring 4 quarts water to boil in large saucepan. Add soba noodles, and cook until tender, about 6 minutes. Drain noodles in colander, rinse with cold water until cool, and drain again.
• Combine wasabi powder and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl, and stir. Let stand about 6 minutes, until it becomes a thick paste. Using your finger, form 4 small balls.
• To serve, divide noodles among 4 bowls, and ladle broth over them. Arrange wasabi balls, scallion greens, nori and dried bonito flakes (if using) on top of noodles. Using chopsticks, dissolve wasabi balls into broth; do not eat whole. Serve at once.

GINGERY BEEF BROTH WITH SOBA NOODLES AND BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Thinly slice the green onions, reserving the white and pale green parts in one bowl and the dark green parts in a separate bowl.
• In a large, heavy pot, combine the broth, 3 cups water, the ginger, garlic, and the white and light green parts of the green onion and bring to a boil over med-high heat.
• Decrease the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Strain the liquid discarding the solids, and return the broth to the pot.
• Season with salt and keep warm over low heat.
• In a frying pan over med-high heat, warm the oil.
• Add the bok choy and mushrooms and sauté, stirring frequently, until the vegetables begin to caramelize and soften, about 6 minutes; set aside.
• Return the broth to a boil and add the soba noodles.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes.
• Add the bok choy, mushrooms and soy sauce and stir to combine.
• Serve, garnished with the dark green onions slices.
• Pass the hot sauce at the table.

CLASSIC COLD SOBA RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring dashi, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar to gentle boil over medium heat. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Set out 4 serving plates. Divide equally among plates: dab of wasabi, grated daikon, and scallions.
• In the meantime, bring 2-quart pot of water to boil over high heat and add soba. Return water to boil and cook the noodles until tender but firm, 3 to 5 minutes. Have ready a large bowl or pot ready with ice water. Use strainer to remove soba from pot. Place soba into ice water and chill until noodles are cold. Drain noodles.
• Divide noodles evenly between the four plates, mounding the noodles. Pour dipping sauce into individual little bowls to serve alongside noodles.
• To eat, stir some daikon, wasabi, and green onion into dipping sauce. Take some noodles with chopsticks and dip.

SOBA IN BROTH

Steps:

• preheat broiler.
• spray shiitake with cooking spray, season with salt and pepper, broil about 5 minutes until mushrooms are browned.
• remove and slice.
• stir sugar into soy sauce and mirin, set aside.
• cook soba noodles according to package directions.
• into boiling water add dashi.
• add tofu and shiitake, simmer for 2 minutes.
• add spinach.
• place soba into 4 deep bowls.
• spoon dashi over noodles sprinkle with scallions, garnish with nori.
• pass soy sauce mixture alongside.