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

kake soba soup in a white bowl topped with spring onion

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

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Learn how to make this essential kake soba made with buckwheat noodles served in a delicious hot dashi soup. It's tasty, warming and typically enjoyed on New Year's Eve in Japan!

Prep Time2

Cook Time8

Total Time10

Course Dinner, Lunch, Sides

Cuisine Japanese

Servings servings

Calories 455

Prep Time: 2

Cook Time: 8

Total Time: 10

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Sides

Cuisine: Japanese

Servings: servings

Calories: 455

Ingredients

▢ 2 portions soba noodles
▢ 500 ml dashi stock use shiitake and kombu dashi for plant-based diets
▢ 20 ml dark soy sauce
▢ 20 ml light soy sauce
▢ 50 ml mirin
▢ 1 tsp sake
▢ 30 g green onion hosonegi cut into 5cm pieces
▢ 2 pinches Japanese chili powder (shichimi togarashi) shichimi togarashi, to garnish

Instructions

Cook 2 portions soba noodles according to the packaging.
Add 500 ml dashi stock, 20 ml dark soy sauce, 20 ml light soy sauce, 50 ml mirin and 1 tsp sake to a separate saucepan and bring to a boil. Once boiling, lower to a simmer and add 30 g green 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 2 pinches Japanese chili powder (shichimi togarashi) 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)

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