1. Chicken Soba
Ingredients (1 serving)
・3.5 oz (100g) Soba noodles (Dried version)
・2.8 oz (100g) Chicken
・1.7 oz (50g) Green onion (Negi)
・1/2 tsp Oil
・1 cup (250ml) Water☆
・1 tbsp Soy sauce☆
・1 tbsp Sake☆
・1 tbsp Mirin☆
・1 tsp Sugar☆
・2/3 tsp Dashi powder☆
Topping
・Mitsuba leaves
Direction
1. Cook the chicken, skin side down, until the skin is very crisp. (Oil your frying pan if needed.) This should take 5-6 minutes over medium heat. Cook the green onion together. Turn the green onion halfway through cooking so they are charred on both sides.
2. Turn the chicken when the skin is crisp and golden brown. Turn off the heat, and add ☆. If the pan is too shallow or small, transfer to a saucepan.
3. Stir well and bring to a light boil. Simmer over low heat until chicken is cooked through. Remove chicken from pan. Cut chicken into bite-size pieces, being careful not to burn.
4. Cook the soba noodles in plenty of water. Drain and rinse with water. Pour the soup into a bowl and add noodles. Top with chicken and green onions.
2. Tempura Soba
Ingredients (1 serving)
・3.5 oz (100g) Soba noodles (Dried version)
・0.8 cup (200ml) Boiling water☆
・1 tbsp Soy sauce☆
・1 tbsp Mirin☆
・1 tsp Sugar☆
・2/3 tsp Dashi powder☆
Tempura (2 servings)
・3.5 oz (100g) Lotus root (Renkon)
・2.5 oz (70g) Eggplant
・2 oz (60g) Kabocha squash
・2-4 Shiso leaves
Tempura batter
・0.4 cup (100ml) Ice water★
・2.5 oz (70g) Flour★
・1/2 Beaten egg★
Direction
1. Cut vegetables into bite-size pieces or slices. Pat dry with paper towel well. Make tempura batter by mixing ★. Dip each veggies in the batter.
2. Fry in oil for about 2 minutes on each side until crisp. (Shiso leaves only take 30 seconds on each side.)
3. Cook the soba noodles in plenty of water. Drain and rinse with water.
4. Mix ☆ in a bowl. Add noodles. Top with your favorite tempura.
3. Niku Soba (Beef Soba)
Ingredients (1 serving)
・3.5 oz (100g) Soba noodles (Dried version)
・0.8 cup (200ml) Boiling water☆
・1 tbsp Soy sauce☆
・1 tbsp Mirin☆
・1 tsp Sugar☆
・2/3 tsp Dashi powder☆
・2.8 oz (80g) Thinly sliced beef
・1.7 oz (50g) Onion
・2 tbsp Water★
・2 tsp Soy sauce★
・2 tsp Sake★
・2 tsp Mirin★
・1 tsp Sugar★
Topping
・Minced green onion
Direction
1. Thinly slice onion. Put the onion and ★ in a pot. Simmer until onion is slightly soft.
2. Add thinly sliced beef. Simmer until beef is fully cooked and onion is soft enough.
3. Cook the soba noodles in plenty of water. Drain and rinse with water.
4. Mix ☆ in a bowl. Add noodles. Top with minced green onion.
4. Kitsune Soba (Simmered Fried Tofu Soba)
Ingredients (1 serving)
・3.5 oz (100g) Soba noodles (Dried version)
・0.8 cup (200ml) Boiling water☆
・1 tbsp Soy sauce☆
・1 tbsp Mirin☆
・1 tsp Sugar☆
・2/3 tsp Dashi powder☆
Kitsune (2 servings)
・1 oz (30g)/1 sheet Thin fried tofu
・0.4 cup (100ml) Water★
・1 tbsp Sugar★
・1/2 tbsp Sake★
・1/2 tbsp Soy sauce★
・1/2 tbsp Mirin★
・1/2 tsp Dashi powder★
Topping
・Boiled spinach
・Kamaboko (Boiled fish cake)
・Tempura bits (Tempura flakes/Ten-kasu/Age-dama)
Direction
1. Cut fried tofu in half and pour boiling water over it to remove some of the oil.
2. Put ★ in a pot. Mix well and bring to a light boil. Add fried tofu, and simmer for about 10 minutes with a lid.
3. Turn it over and simmer for about 6 minutes. Remove the lid, and simmer for 1-2 minutes until the sauce is almost gone.
4. Cook the soba noodles in plenty of water. Drain and rinse with water.
5. Mix ☆ in a bowl. Add noodles. Top with simmered fried tofu, boiled spinach, kamaboko, and tempura bits.
5. Tororo Soba (Grated Yam Soba)
Ingredients (1 serving)
・3.5 oz (100g) Soba noodles (Dried version)
・0.8 cup (200ml) Boiling water☆
・1 tbsp Soy sauce☆
・1 tbsp Mirin☆
・1 tsp Sugar☆
・2/3 tsp Dashi powder☆
・6.3 oz (180g) Grated Japanese yam (or Chinese yam)
・3.5 oz (100g) Nameko mushrooms
・1 tbsp Sake★
・1 tbsp Soy sauce★
Topping
・Egg yolk or Onsen-egg
・Aonori or Minced green onion
Direction
1. Rinse nameko mushrooms well, put them in a pot with ★. Bring to a light boil, and simmer for 3 minutes. Turn off the heat.
2. Prepare grated Japanese yam and egg yolk.
3. Cook the soba noodles in plenty of water. Drain and rinse with water.
4. Mix ☆ in a bowl. Add noodles. Top with grated yam, egg yolk, and nameko mushrooms. Sprinkle aonori as you like.
6. Oroshi Soba (Grated Daikon Soba)
Ingredients (1 serving)
・3.5 oz (100g) Soba noodles (Dried version)
・0.8 cup (200ml) Boiling water☆
・1 tbsp Soy sauce☆
・1 tbsp Mirin☆
・1 tsp Sugar☆
・2/3 tsp Dashi powder☆
・Grated daikon (as much as you want)
Topping
・Dried bonito flakes
・Minced shiso leaves
・Tempura bits (Tempura flakes/Ten-kasu/Age-dama)
Direction
1. Cut and peel the daikon. Prepare grated daikon.
2. Cook the soba noodles in plenty of water. Drain and rinse with water.
3. Mix ☆ in a bowl. Add noodles. Top with grated daikon, dried bonito flakes, minced shiso leaves, and tempura bits as you like.
