Japanese Green Tea Soba

Japanese Noodles Recipes : Japanese Green Tea Soba (茶蕎麦）

Buckwheat noodles or soba(蕎麦) is one of the healthy dish and a hot weather favorite in Japan.

Green Tea Soba (茶蕎麦）

There are many type of soba in Japan and the most delicious type is, of course, the freshly home-made type called “te-uchi soba”(手打ち蕎麦). But, it is hardly find outside Japan unless making own self.
Chilled buckwheat noodles are often served on a basket-weave tray called “Zaru” in summer and these cold noodles are equally attractive dished up into bowls. Normally, there are other famous dishes to serve together during summer with the chilled soba in Japan such as hiyayako (Japanese cold tofu appetizer), hiyashi-chuka (Chinese style cold noodle salad).

Japanese healthy buckwheat noodles

Here in this post I use Japanese dried green tea favor noodles that just freshly brought as “omiyage” gift from Japan by my friend couple days ago.

Japanese recipes with pictures

Ingredients: (4 servings)

250 g dried green tea soba noodles
2 spring onion thinly sliced
1 nori sheet, toasted, cut into think strips

For dipping sauce:
3 tbsp dashi granules
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup mirin
salt to taste

Preparations:

Filled half of a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to boil over medium-high heat. When it is boiling, lower the noodles slowly into boiling water. Stir gently so that the noodles don’t stick together. Pour in 1/2 cup of cold water and return to boil.  Repeat this step or until the noodles are tender. Drain and rinse well under cold water, lightly rubbing the noodles with hands to remove excess surface starch. Drain and set aside.

To make dipping sauce, combine 1 1/2 cup water, dashi granules, mirin, soy sauce, and a pinch of salt in a pan. Bring to boil and stir well. Simmer for about 3 minutes then cool completely. Pour the dipping sauce into four small serving bowls.

Arrange the green tea soba in a plate, or bamboo basket (zaru) if you have one. Garnish with spring onion, and toasted nori strips. Serve with wasabi and dipping sauce.