Soba Noodles With Grilled Shrimp And Orange 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.

SOBA NOODLES WITH GRILLED SHRIMP AND ORANGE DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Soak eight 6-inch-long wooden skewers in water, 10 minutes. In a bowl, combine orange juice, mirin, soy sauce, vinegar, chile, and ginger. In another bowl, marinate shrimp in 3 tablespoons sauce, 10 minutes.
• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook noodles according to package instructions. Drain and rinse noodles with cold water.
• Heat a grill or grill pan to medium-high. Clean and lightly oil hot grill. Thread shrimp onto skewers. Cook, turning once, until shrimp are opaque throughout, 3 minutes. Serve shrimp and noodles with desired toppings and remaining sauce for dipping.

JAPANESE SHRIMP AND SOBA NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook and drain noodles as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, heat 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil; rotate skillet to coat bottom. Add shrimp, garlic and gingerroot; cook and stir about 3 minutes or until shrimp are pink and firm. Remove from skillet.
• Add carrots, green beans, 1 cup of the broth, the soy sauce and sugar to skillet. Heat to boiling. Cover and cook over medium heat 4 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Stir in shrimp and lemon juice. Mix cornstarch and remaining broth until smooth; stir into shrimp mixture. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Divide noodles among bowls. Top with shrimp mixture.

SOBA NOODLE DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

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

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).