Zaru Soba

Name: Zaru Soba
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 8 oz dried buckwheat soba noodles; 1 cup high-quality mentsuyu (noodle dipping sauce); 1 tbsp freshly grated wasabi; 1 scallion (finely sliced); 1 tbsp shredded nori; ice cubes

Chilled buckwheat noodles served on a bamboo tray with a dipping sauce.

15 minutes

Serves 2

Lunch

Contains common allergens

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Instructions

6 steps

1
Boil a large pot of water. Add the dried soba noodles in a fan shape, stirring gently so they don't stick.

2
Cook according to package instructions (usually 4-5 minutes) until tender but with a firm core; maintain a rolling boil, adding a splash of cold water if it threatens to overflow.
3
Immediately transfer the cooked noodles to a strainer and rinse them vigorously under cold running water, rubbing them together to remove excess surface starch.
4
Submerge the rinsed noodles in a bowl of ice water for 2 minutes to tighten their texture, then drain thoroughly.
5
Serve the chilled noodles in small nests on a zaru (slotted bamboo tray), topped generously with shredded nori.
6
Pour the mentsuyu into small cups; serve alongside plates of sliced scallions and wasabi, instructing diners to mix the condiments into their sauce before dipping the noodles.

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