Soba

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4.9

141 reviews
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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    15 mins

  • Total Time

    30 mins

  • Servings

    1 serving

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Japanese

Soba

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 1 pack of dried soba

Mentusyuu (Soba dipping soup):

  • 50 ml sake
  • 100 ml mirin
  • 100 ml soy sauce
  • 1 piece of kombu (dried kelp) 4 x 4 cm (1.5 x 1.5 inches)
  • 10 g katsuoboshi

Topings:

  • scallions
  • seaweed
  • nagaimo (Japanese yam)  (optional)
  • daikon (Japanese horseradish) (optional) 
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Instructions

How to make soba 

  1. Put all the mentsuyuu ingredients into a saucepan and bring to a boil.
  2. Turn down the heat and cook on low for 5 minutes.
  3. Strain and set aside.
  4. Boil the soba noodles according to the packet.
  5. Drain and rinse under cold water.
  6. Slice the scallions as thinly as possible.
  7. Grate the daikon and nagaimo and place in separate dishes. 
  8. For the dipping soup, dilute with 3 parts iced water and 1 part mentsuyuu.
  9. Serve the soba noodles on a sieve. Traditionally a bamboo rolling sieve is used but anything is okay!

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