CHA SOBA WITH MEN TSUYU (4 servings)
What To Cook Today recipe - Malaysian/Indonesian
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 10 oz of good quality cha soba noodles
- 2 stalks of spring onion (finely chopped)
- 1 Tbsp of peeled and finely grated fresh ginger
- 2 cups of boiling water
- 4 large dried shiitake mushrooms (rinse with water)
- 1/2 cup of soy sauce (I use kikkoman)
- 1/2 cup sake (or substitute with white wine if you must)
- 1/4 cup mirin
- 1 Tbsp of sugar
Instructions
- 1
Cook the cha soba noodles according to the instruction on the package. Cook according to the timing on the package or the desired tenderness. Mine said to cook for 6 minutes, check yours. Rinse the noodles well with cold water and set aside
- 2
Prepare the men tsuyu sauce by bringing 2 cups of water to a boil. Add in the shiitake mushrooms and lower the heat to let it gently simmer for 5 minutes. Add in the soy sauce, sake, mirin, and sugar and let it cook for another 5 minutes. Remove the shiitake mushrooms from the pan, and slice into smaller pieces and place them back into the pot. Turn off the heat
- 3
Serve the noodle warm or cold. Sprinkle with some spring onion and grated ginger and with men tsuyu on the side