5 from 6 votes
Zaru Soba (Chilled Soba Noodles)
Chilled Soba Noodles, or Zaru Soba, is a classic summertime meal in Japan accompanied by a savory dipping sauce called tsuyu, and a plethora of condiments called yakumi.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Servings:
2
servings
Calories:
253 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
For dipping sauce
- 1 cup dashi stock
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoons sake
- 1 ½ teaspoons cane sugar evaporated
For serving
- 2 ervings soba noodles
- 1 teaspoon wasabi
- 1 scallion (finely chopped)
- 50 grams daikon (grated and drained)
- ½ heet nori (cut into thin strips with scissors)
Instructions
- To make the dipping sauce, add the dashi, soy sauce, sake and sugar to a saucepan, and bring the mixture to a boil. Continue boiling for 1 minute to vaporize the alcohol in the sake and soy sauce. Set this aside to cool.
- To boil the soba noodles, bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Add the soba noodles and stir for about a minute to ensure the noodles don't stick together. Continue boiling the noodles for the amount of time specified on the package.
- Transfer the noodles to a strainer using chopsticks or tongs (leaving the boiling liquid in the pot).
- Wash the soba under cold running water to cool it to room temperature while removing any excess starch on the noodles' surface.
- Transfer the soba to a bowl of ice water and let the noodles chill for a moment.
- Serve the noodles by scooping small amounts of soba out of the ice water and bundling them up into small mounds on a zaru or large flat basket.
- Serve immediately with the dipping sauce and condiments.
- Once you've finished eating the cold soba, reheat the boiling liquid and serve it in a teapot to add to the remaining dipping sauce to make a broth.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
253kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
49g
(16%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
2347mg
(98%)
Potassium
386mg
(8%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
98IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
75mg
(8%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 253
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 253kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 49g | 16% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 2347mg | 98% |
| Potassium | 386mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 98IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 75mg | 8% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.