What are soba noodles made of?

Traditionally, soba noodles are made from buckwheat flour. However, these days they are often not 100% buckwheat but a mixture of buckwheat and wheat flour.

Are soba noodles gluten free?

If the soba noodles are made from 100% buckwheat flour then they are gluten free, but many of them aren't 100% so please check the packaging before purchasing.

What is soba noodle soup made of?

The broth of a soba noodle soup is generally made with dashi (Japanese soup stock) and flavoured with soy sauce, mirin and sometimes sake.

Kake Soba (New Year’s Eve Soba Noodle Soup)

Name: Kake Soba (New Year’s Eve Soba Noodle Soup)
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 portions of soba noodles; 500ml (2 cups) dashi; 20ml (4 tsp) dark soy sauce; 20ml (4 tsp) light soy sauce; 50ml (3 1/2 tbsp) mirin; 5ml (1 tsp) sake; 30g spring onion shoots (hosonegi) cut into 5cm pieces; Shichimi togarashi (Japanese chili powder) to garnish

Description

How to make essential kake soba (soba noodle soup) with homemade broth.

Ingredients

2 portions of soba noodles
500ml (2 cups) dashi
20ml (4 tsp) dark soy sauce
20ml (4 tsp) light soy sauce
50ml (3 1/2 tbsp) mirin
5ml (1 tsp) sake
30g spring onion shoots (hosonegi) cut into 5cm pieces
Shichimi togarashi (Japanese chili powder) to garnish

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Instructions

Cook the soba noodles according to the packaging.
Add the dashi, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, mirin and sake to a separate saucepan and bring to a boil.
Once boiling, lower to a simmer and add the spring onion. Allow to simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Divide the cooked soba into serving bowls and pour the broth over the top.
Place the cooked spring onion on top of each bowl.
Sprinkle shichimi (optional) or your choice of additional toppings (see in post).
Enjoy!

Notes

NOTE: The nutritional value is based on when you drink up the soup (we DO NOT drink up the soup when it comes to soba)

Prep Time: 2 mins
Cook Time: 8 mins
Category: Noodles
Method: Boiling
Cuisine: Japanese

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