Japanese•healthy
Zaru Soba
Wok & Skillet recipe - Japanese
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
2
- 1 packet Dashi Moto Soup stock base
- 1/4 cup dried bonito flakes
- 1/3 cup light soy sauce
- 1/4 cup mirin
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp rice vinegar
- 12 oz uncooked soba (buckwheat noodles)
- 1 sheet roasted nori (cut into 1 inch strips, then julienned)
- 1/2 cup scallions (thinly sliced)
Instructions
- 1
Bring 3 cups of water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add soup stock base packet, soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and rice vinegar. Let simmer over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes.
- 2
Add bonito flakes, let simmer for another 5 minutes.
- 3
Let cool, then chill in refrigerator.
- 4
Prepare the soba noodles according to the directions on the packaging.
- 5
Strain the noodles in a large colander, then rinse with cold tap water (as cold as possible) for about a minute. Make sure all the noodles are cold.
- 6
When the noodles are cold, let it dry for a few minutes, then store in the fridge under plastic wrap until ready to serve.
- 7
Garnish with shredded nori and sliced scallions. Serve with the chilled broth.
- 8
Enjoy!