Cold Soba Noodles With Dipping Sauce Recipes

COLD SOBA NOODLE WITH DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium size pot, boil some water for your soba noodles
• Once water boils, gently place noodles in hot water to cook.When cooking noodles in boiling water, the starch in the noodles will create a lot of bubbles and may cause water to overflow if unsupervised.
• Once cooked, drain the water and quickly run cold water through the hot noodles.
• Drain again and place noodles in bowl till ready to serve.
• To make the sauce, in a small heat proof bowl, mix all the remainder of ingredients.
• Heat in the microwave for 1 min.
• Pour desired qty to taste over prepared soba noodles ????

COLD SOBA NOODLES WITH DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and salt it. Cook noodles until tender but not mushy. Drain, and quickly rinse under cold running water until cold. Drain well.
• Combine dashi or stock, soy sauce and mirin. Taste, and add a little more soy if the flavor is not strong enough. Serve noodles with garnishes, with sauce on side for dipping (or spooning over).

ZARU SOBA (CHILLED SOBA NOODLES)

Steps:

• 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.

SOBA NOODLE COLD ROLLS WITH SPICY SESAME SAUCE

Steps:

• For the rolls: Cook the soba noodles according to the package directions in salted water until al dente. Drain and rinse the noodles under cold water.
• Fill a large wide bowl with very warm water. Dip one rice paper wrapper into the water and allow it to soften for a few seconds. Then carefully remove it from the water.
• Top the wrapper with a piece of lettuce, a small handful of the soba, a few pieces of tofu, peach or mango, cucumber, carrot, bean sprouts and a few mint and cilantro leaves.
• Fold in the edges of the wrapper and roll up like a burrito, pressing edge to seal. Set aside into a reusable container lined with a damp paper towel. Continue with the remaining wrappers and ingredients.
• For the dipping sauce: Whisk together the lime juice, sriracha, soy sauce, honey, ginger, sesame seeds and sesame oil.
• Store the rolls and sauce in resealable containers in the fridge until ready to serve, or portion out for lunch. Cut the rolls in half just before serving with the dipping sauce.

COLD (ZARU) SOBA NOODLES WITH DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Boil the noodles per the recommended time on package. Usually about 5 minutes.
• Rinse the cooked noodles in a strainer under cold water.
• Submerge the noodles in a big bowl with cold water and ice. Set aside until ready to serve.
• Make the dipping sauce. Add dashi stock, mirin and soy sauce into a small sauce pan and take it to a boil on medium heat, about 5 minutes.
• Turn off the heat, let the sauce cool to room temperature or place it in the refrigerator for a quicker cool down.
• To serve, portion out the noodles and place them on a Zaru mat (if you don't have one, make sure to drain the noodles really well with a strainer). Portion the sauce in a small bowl and serve on the side.
• To eat, add optional condiments to the dipping sauce. Take some noodles and dip it into the sauce and enjoy it with a nice slurp!

SHRIMP AND SESAME SOBA NOODLES WITH SCALLIONS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the noodles and cook according to the package directions, about 4 minutes. During the last 2 minutes of cooking, add the shrimp and snow peas to the pot and cook them with the noodles for 2 minutes; drain.
• In a large bowl, combine the drained noodles, shrimp, and snow peas with the Asian sauce, scallions, and sesame seeds. Toss the mixture to coat the ingredients completely in the sauce, and serve immediately.
• Fat: 16g (before), 4.7g (after)
• Calories: 570 (before), 262 (after)
• Protein: 20g
• Carbohydrates: 37g
• Cholesterol: 86mg
• Fiber: 4g
• Sodium: 1,026mg