🇯🇵 Japanese Vegetarian

Soba

Name: Soba
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2, minced Spring Onions; 4 tbsp Soy Sauce; 3 tbsp Mirin; 1.5 cups Kombu Dashi; 1 sheet, shredded Nori Seaweed; 300 g Soba Noodles

🇯🇵 Japanese

Nutty buckwheat noodles served cold with a punchy soy-dashi dipping sauce — summer Japanese lunch in a basket.

Prep 10 min Cook 10 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

Spring Onions2, minced
Soy Sauce4 tbsp
Mirin3 tbsp
Kombu Dashi1.5 cups
Nori Seaweed1 sheet, shredded
Soba Noodles300 g

Optional extras

Saltpinch
Hot Saucewasabi-style dab optional
Sesame Seeds1 tsp

Instructions

1
Cook soba in plenty of boiling water until just tender; drain and rinse under cold water until firm.
2
Make dipping sauce: simmer dashi with soy and mirin; cool.
3
Pile noodles on a plate or bamboo mat; top with shredded nori.
4
Serve sauce in a cup with spring onions alongside.
5
Dip noodles lightly — don't drown them.

Chef's tip

The cold rinse is essential — it washes off starch and firms the buckwheat bite.

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Watch how it's made

Video: 6 Easy Ways to Make Japanese Soba Noodles - Revealing Secret Recipes!! · on YouTube