Soba Noodle Dipping Sauce Recipes

CHILLED JAPANESE SOBA WITH DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a saucepan of water to a boil and cook the Buckwheat noodles a few minutes. Drain and refresh under cold running water. Hold noodles in a bowl with cold water until ready to serve. Mix ginger, scallion and anchovy paste and set aside. In a small saucepan bring soy sauce, Mirin and vinegar to taste, to a boil. Mix this warm liquid into ginger, scallion and anchovy paste and season to taste with sugar, salt and pepper. Transfer this to 4 small dipping bowls. Drain noodles and portion out into 4 small bowls; top each portion with some julienned carrot. Toast sheet of Nori over an electric burner or place in a hot cast iron or heavy skillet and cook until crisp and crumble it over the soba and carrot. Dip noodles in sauce, and enjoy.

COLD SOBA NOODLES WITH DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and salt it. Cook noodles until tender but not mushy. Drain, and quickly rinse under cold running water until cold. Drain well.
• Combine dashi or stock, soy sauce and mirin. Taste, and add a little more soy if the flavor is not strong enough. Serve noodles with garnishes, with sauce on side for dipping (or spooning over).

SOBA NOODLE DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk all ingredients together in a bowl.
• Serve with cold soba noodles.

SOBA NOODLES & DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a bowl. Let rest. Before serving, divide the sauce between 2 small bowls for dipping the noodles. (Makes about 1 cup.)
• 2. Cook noodles in boiling water until al dente, about 6 minutes. Rinse thoroughly under cold water and drain well. Serve cold in shallow bowls with sauce on the side.