Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Cool Soba Noodles With Sweet Soy Broth

Sunday, March 18, 2012

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Cool Soba Noodles With Sweet Soy Broth - Asian

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Cool Soba Noodles With Sweet Soy Broth - Asian

Recipe By :The Fire and Ice Of Asian Noodles By STEVEN RAICHLEN, September 1, 1999
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : LowFat (Less than 5%) Veggie

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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For the broth:
1 tablespoon instant dashi -- (1 package)
1/4 cup soy sauce
6 tablespoons mirin
2 tablespoons sake
2 teaspoons sugar
For the noodles:
10 ounces dried soba noodles
4 teaspoons wasabi powder
4 scallions -- green part only, finely chopped
1 sheet nori seaweed -- cut into matchstick slivers 4 tablespoons dried bonito flakes, (optional)

1. Combine 4 cups water, dashi, soy sauce, mirin, sake and sugar in bowl.
Whisk until dashi and sugar dissolve; set aside.

2. Bring 4 quarts water to boil in large saucepan. Add soba noodles, and
cook until tender, about 6 minutes. Drain noodles in colander, rinse with
cold water until cool, and drain again.

3. Combine wasabi powder and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl, and stir.
Let stand about 6 minutes, until it becomes a thick paste. Using your
finger, form 4 small balls.

4. To serve, divide noodles among 4 bowls, and ladle broth over them.
Arrange wasabi balls, scallion greens, nori and dried bonito flakes (if
using) on top of noodles. Using chopsticks, dissolve wasabi balls into
broth; do not eat whole. Serve at once.

YIELD 4 servings

Cuisine:
"Asian"
Source:
"NYT"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"March 2012"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 306 Calories; 1g Fat (2.3% calories
from fat); 12g Protein; 60g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; trace
Cholesterol; 1872mg Sodium. Exchanges: 3 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat;
1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0