Zaru Soba

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Japanese noodles are tossed with soy sauce, mirin, and sesame seeds in this refreshing Zaru Soba recipe, great served cold on a hot day.

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package dried soba noodles
1 cup prepared dashi stock
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons mirin
1/4 teaspoon white sugar
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 sheet nori (dried seaweed), cut into thin strips

Directions

1 Bring a lightly salted pot of water to a boil. Add soba noodles; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain. Rinse with cold water to speed up cooling process.
2 Combine dashi, soy sauce, mirin, and white sugar in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature, about 25 minutes.
3 Toss noodles with sesame seeds and divide among 4 serving bowls. Spoon dashi sauce over noodles. Top with green onions and nori.