Soba Noodles

Ingredients

• Dried soba (buckwheat) noodles 240 g
• Dashi stock 200 ml
• Soy sauce 4 tbsp
• Mirin 3 tbsp
• Spring onions, thinly sliced 2
• Nori, cut into strips 1 sheet
• Wasabi 1 tsp

Instructions

1. 1

   Make the dipping sauce (tsuyu) by combining dashi, soy sauce, and mirin in a small pan; bring to a brief boil, then cool.

2. 2

   Cook the soba in a large pot of boiling water for about 4-5 minutes until just tender.

3. 3

   Drain the noodles and rinse thoroughly under cold running water to remove excess starch and chill them.

4. 4

   Arrange the cold noodles on a bamboo mat or plate.

5. 5

   Divide the cooled dipping sauce into small cups and add spring onions and wasabi as condiments.

6. 6

   Garnish the noodles with nori strips and serve, dipping each mouthful into the sauce.