Hiyashi Soba Cold Noodles Recipes

COLD SOBA NOODLES WITH DIPPING SAUCE

In Japan, where it gets plenty hot in the summer, cold soba noodles, served with a dipping sauce, are a common snack or light meal. Soba are brown noodles, made from wheat and buckwheat, and the sauce is based on dashi, the omnipresent Japanese stock. You would recognize the smell of dashi in an instant, even if you have never knowingly eaten it. It's a brilliant concoction based on kelp, a seaweed and dried bonito flakes. It is also among the fastest and easiest stocks you can make, and its two main ingredients - which you can buy in any store specializing in Asian foods - keep indefinitely in your pantry. I would encourage you to try making it, though you can also use chicken stock (or instant dashi, which is sold in the same stores).

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories dinner, easy, lunch, quick, noodles, main course, side dish

Time 30m

Yield 2 to 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Cold Soba Noodles With Dipping Sauce image

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).

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 233, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 46 grams, Fat 1 gram, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 1411 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram

Ingredients

Salt
1 cup dashi or chicken stock
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons mirin or 1 tablespoon honey mixed with 1 tablespoon water
8 ounces soba noodles
Finely grated or minced ginger,
Minced scallions or toasted sesame seeds for garnish

HIYASHI CHUKA NOODLES

This is a common cold noodle salad in Japan, and always great to eat when the weather is hot. Enjoy!

Provided by Mimi

Categories Salad 100+ Pasta Salad Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 13

Hiyashi Chuka Noodles image

Steps:

Mix the soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, chicken stock, sesame oil, and chili oil together in a small bowl, and stir until the sugar dissolves. Set aside.
Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Add the ramen noodles and cook for 2 minutes. Drain immediately, and refrigerate noodles until cold. Meanwhile, heat a small nonstick skillet over medium heat. Pour in the beaten egg and tilt the pan to thinly coat the bottom with egg. When firm, fold the egg in half and remove from the pan. Slice into thin strips.
To serve, place cold noodles on serving plates. Top with separate piles of egg, cucumber, carrot, and ham. Pour the sauce over the top and sprinkle with crumbled nori. Serve with a touch of hot mustard on the side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 236.1 calories, Carbohydrate 28.5 g, Cholesterol 101.2 mg, Fat 10 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 9.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 2092.7 mg, Sugar 15.9 g

Ingredients

3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons white sugar
3 tablespoons white vinegar
5 tablespoons chicken stock
1 teaspoon sesame oil
½ teaspoon chili oil
2 (3 ounce) packages ramen noodles
1 egg, beaten
½ cucumber, julienned
1 carrot, grated
1 slice cooked ham, cut into thin strips
¼ sheet nori, cut into thin slices
1 tablespoon hot Chinese mustard