Zaru Soba with Cold Dipping Sauce and Shredded Nori

What you need

• 200 g (7 oz) dried soba noodles
• 200 ml (3/4 cup) dashi
• 40 ml soy sauce, regular Japanese (koikuchi)
• 40 ml mirin
• 1 sheet nori, toasted
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1 tsp wasabi paste

Method

Restated from the original video

1. 1

   Bring the dashi, soy sauce and mirin to a boil in a small pan and cook for 1 min.

2. 2

   Pour the sauce into a jug and let it cool, then refrigerate for at least 20 min.

3. 3

   Cut the nori into thin strips with scissors.

4. 4

   Boil plenty of unsalted water. Cook the soba for 1 min less than the packet says, usually 4-5 min.

5. 5

   Drain the noodles and rinse under cold running water, rubbing them gently, until no slippery starch remains.

6. 6

   Chill the noodles in a bowl of water and ice for 1 min, then drain well.

7. 7

   Pile the noodles on a plate or bamboo tray and scatter the nori on top.

8. 8

   Pour the cold sauce into two small cups. Serve with the scallions and wasabi on the side, to stir into the sauce.

9. 9

   Dip a few noodles at a time into the sauce and eat.

Imported from sudachirecipes.com. Recipe Grab pulled out what you need to cook it; the video stays where its author put it.