There are lot of ways to enjoy soba noodles.
But these are my top 4 favourites!! They all aren't difficult, and I especially recommend the spicy salad!!
It's a great refreshing salad for summer, or could be enjoyed as a appetiser or side dishes for any seasons!!
[Serving] Please see below
[Prep time] 15-20 mins each dishes (Does not include time to soak Kombu)
[Cook time] 10-25 mins each dishes
[Storage] Kaeshi: 3 weeks in a fridge
[Difficulty] C *(A=Hard E=Easy)
[Ingredients]
(Kaeshi) 3-4 serves
-Kombu 2g
-Soy sauce 300ml
-Sugar 4tbsp (60g)
-Mirin 4tbsp (60ml)
(Dashi) 3-4 serves
-Water 1000ml
-Kombu 6g
-Bonito flake 50g
(Kake-soba broth) 1 serve
-Kaeshi 50ml
-Dashi 250ml
(Zaru-soba) 1 serve
-Kaeshi 1tbsp (15ml)
-Dashi 3tbsp (45ml)
-Ginger some
-Nori some
(Chicken soba) 1serve
-Chicken thigh 200g
-Scallion 1
-Salt 1/2tsp (2.5g)
-Kaeshi 2tbsp (30ml)
-Dashi 210ml
(Spicy salad) 1 serve
-Sliced pork belly 170g
-Salt 1/3tsp (1.7g)
-Sake 1tsp (5ml)
-Your favourite veggies
-Kaeshi 3tbsp (45ml)
-Dashi 4tbsp (60ml)
-Sesame oil 1tsp (5ml)
-Chilli oil 1/2tsp (2.5ml)
Ginger 2-3g (as peeled)
[Ingredients] (OUNCE)
(Kaeshi) 3-4 serves
-Kombu 0.07oz
-Soy sauce 10oz
-Sugar 4tbsp (2oz)
-Mirin 4tbsp (2oz)
(Dashi) 3-4 serves
-Water 35.2oz
-Kombu 0.2oz
-Bonito flake 1.8oz
(Kake-soba broth) 1 serve
-Kaeshi 1.7oz
-Dashi 8.8oz
(Saru-soba) 1 serve
-Kaeshi 1tbsp (0.5oz)
-Dashi 3tbsp (1.6oz)
-Ginger some
-Nori some
(Chicken soba) 1serve
-Chicken thigh 0.45lb
-Salt 1/2tsp (0.1oz)
-Scallion 1
-Kaeshi 2tbsp (1oz)
-Dashi 7.4oz
(Spicy salad) 1 serve
-Sliced pork belly 0.37oz
-Salt 1/3tsp (0.06oz)
-Sake 1tsp (0.2oz)
-Your favourite veggies
-Kaeshi 3tbsp (1.6oz)
-Dashi 4tbsp (2oz)
-Sesame oil 1tsp (0.2oz)
-Chilli oil 1/2tsp (0.1oz)
-Ginger 0.07-0.11oz (as peeled)
[Recipe video]
(Chapter)
0:00 Prepare Soba
1:13 Kaeshi (Flavour base)
2:35 Ichiban Dashi
4:11 Kake soba
4:55 Zaru soba
5:46 Chicken Soba
9:41 Soba salad
[Instruction]
[Chapter1:Prepare Soba]
Boil soba with medium high heat
Rinse in water
Reheat 10-15 sec if you serve hot
[Chapter2: Kaeshi (Flavour base)]
Soak Kombu and soy sauce 1hr to overnight
Mix everything
Low heat until just before boiling
Chill completely
[Chapter3: Ichiban Dashi]
Soak water and kombu 1hr to overnight
Medium heat until just before boiling
Add bonito flakes, infuse 5mins
Strain naturally
[Chapter4: Kake soba]
Warm the Dashi and Kaeshi
Serve with hot Soba
[Chapter5: Zaru soba]
Mix the Dashi and Kaeshi
Serve with cold Soba, grated ginger, Nori
[Chapter6: Chicken Soba]
Cut chicken and season
Cut scallion
Sear it on a hot pan. Medium heat. A pinch of salt
Sear the chicken on hot pan. Med-high heat with a lid
Cook 2-3 mins on both sides
Add and warm the broth
Serve with hot soba, poached egg (Optional)
[Chapter7: Spicy salad]
Mix all the wet stuff and ginger. Dressing done
Cut your veggies
Sear the pork on a hot pan. Med-high heat
The salt in. cook through
Sake in. Gas off. Strain.
Plate nicely.
[BGM]
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