Articles with 'soba noodles'
Crispy Cod and Vegetable Noodle Soup

- 4 cups fish stock or water
- 2 inches kombu, soaked and sliced thin
- 1 tbsp. ginger, peeled and cut into matchsticks
- 3 to 4 tablespoons shoyu
- 2 tbsp. mirin, rice cooking wine
- 3 to 4 shitake mushroom, stems removed and sliced thin
- 1 carrot, matchsticks
- 8 ounces black cod, diced into 1 to 2 ounce pieces
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- Sea salt
- Peanut oil (or other oil)
- ½ pakage (8-ounce) soba noodles, cooked
- 2 scallions, minced
Bring stock, kombu, ginger, shoyu and mirin to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and add shitake mushrooms and carrots. Season the flour with salt and coat the cod. Heat peanut oil in a frying pan on medium high heat. Add cod and cook until lightly browned on both sides. Place a portion of cooked soba noodles into the bottom of a soup bowl and cover with vegetables and broth. Top with crispy cod. Garnish with scallions.
Simple Sesame Noodles
- Water
- 4 oz. soba noodles (approximately ½ package)
- 2 tbsp. toasted sesame oil
- 2 tbsp. shoyu
- 1 tbsp. brown rice vinegar
- ½ tbsp. black sesame seeds, toasted
Bring water to a boil. Add noodles and cook according to directions (8-10 minutes). Whisk sesame oil, shoyu and rice vinegar. Drain noodles and combine with dressing and toasted sesame seeds.
Soba Noodles with Tangy Tahini Dressing
- 1 eight ounce package soba or udon noodles
- 1 cup water
- 8-12 oz chicken or firm tofu, diced into 1 inch pieces
- 2 tbsp. coconut oil or other high heat oil
- 4 tbsp. tahini (ground sesame seeds)
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- Juice of 1 lemon
- ¼ cup shoyu (naturally fermented soy sauce)
- 1-2 dashes cayenne pepper
- 1½-2 inches ginger, peeled and chopped
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and diced
- 2/3 cup water
- 2 scallions, minced
- 1 sheet of nori, sliced thin
Drop soba noodles into boiling water and cook 7-10 minutes. While noodles cook, sauté chicken or tofu 2-3 minutes on each or until lightly browned. In a food processor combine tahini, maple syrup, lemon juice, shoyu, cayenne pepper, ginger and garlic. Puree until smooth and creamy. Slowly add water to the food processor and puree again until you reach your desired consistency. Combine tahini sauce with soba noodles, chicken and scallions. Garnish with shredded nori. Yield: 4-6 servings.
Tahini Noodles
- 1 package soba noodles (8.8 oz)
- 4 tbsp. tahini
- 1/4 cup shoyu
- 1/4 cup brown rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and chopped
- 2 inches ginger, peeled and minced
- 3/4 cup water
- 2-3 scallions, minced
Bring water to a boil and add soba noodles. Cook 8-10 minutes. Drain and set aside. In a food processor combine tahini, shoyu, brown rice vinegar, garlic, ginger and water. Pour tahini sauce over cooked noodles and garnish with scallions.
Tahini Noodles with Coconut Tempeh
- 1 eight ounce package tempeh (fermented soy), cut into 1 inch cubes
- 2 tbsp. Coconut oil
- 1 eight ounce package soba or udon noodles
- 2 carrots, cut into thin matchsticks
- 4 heaping tbsp. tahini (ground sesame seeds)
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup brown rice vinegar
- ¼ cup shoyu (naturally fermented soy sauce)
- 2-3 dashes cayenne pepper
- 2 inch piece of ginger, peeled and chopped
- 1 cup water
- 2 scallions, minced
In a frying pan on medium heat, sauté tempeh in coconut oil for 8-10 minutes or until crispy and brown on all sides. Add ½ cup water into the pan, cover and cook on medium/low heat for additional 10 minutes. While tempeh is cooking, bring a pot of water to boil. Drop in soba noodles and cook 7-10 minutes. Drain soba noodles and put into a large bowl with cooked tempeh cubes. In a small pot quickly blanch carrot matchsticks for 1-2 minutes. Drain and add the the bowl with noodles and tempeh. In a food processor combine tahini, maple syrup, brown rice vinegar, shoyu, cayenne pepper, and ginger. Puree until smooth and creamy. Add ½ cup water into the food processor and puree again until combined. Combine tahini sauce with soba noodles. Garnish with minced scallions.
Yield: 4 Servings
Prep time: 5-10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Round Out the Meal: Sauteed Bok Choy (with toasted sesame oil and shoyu)
Kid Friendly: C’mon… kids LOVE noodles. Especially creamy noodles!
Wine Pairing: Kaori Sake (light, fruity)
Sea Bass Soup with Soba Noodles
- 5 cups water
- ½ package soba noodles
- 1 leek, cleaned and cut on thick diagonals (use both white and green)
- 2 inches ginger, peeled and cut into thin matchsticks
- 1 cup chinese cabbage, chopped in 2-3 inch pieces
- 1 carrot, cut into ¼ inch thick diagonals
- 3-4 kale leaves, chopped into bite sized pieces
- 12-16 ounces black sea bass with skin (or black cod) and cut into 4 equal sized pieces
- 4 tablespoons South River sweet white miso (can use Miso Master or other brand)
- 1 sheet toasted nori, cut into thin slivers
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add soba noodles and cook 7-10 minutes (follow directions on package). While noodles are cooking, in a separate pot bring 5 cups water, leek, ginger, cabbage, and carrot to a boil. Reduce flame to low and cook 5-7 minutes. Add kale and fish, cover and cook 3 minutes. Dilute the miso paste in a small bowl (use a ladle of liquid from the soup to dilute the miso). Add diluted miso to soup, cover and cook 3-4 minutes on very low flame. Place a small portion of cooked soba noodles in the bottom of each bowl and ladle soup and fish on top. Garnish with a few slivers of toasted nori.
Yield: 4 Servings
Prep time: 7-10 minutes
Cook time: 10-12 minutes
Round Out the Meal: Meal is completely fully rounded.
Kid Friendly: To make this more kid friendly cut carrots into star shapes.
Wine Pairing: A simple cup of Green Tea would be best with this meal.


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