Beef & Soba Noodles

Name: Beef & Soba Noodles
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 1 Serving
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 120 g thinly sliced Beef *cut into bite-size pieces; 1/2 teaspoon Sesame Oil *OR Oil of your choice; 1 serving Soba Noodles; 1 softly cooked Egg *see ‘Onsen Tamago’ recipe; Finely Chopped Spring Onion; Crispy Chilli Oil OR Shichimi (Japanese Chilli Spice Mix) *optional; ‘Mentsuyu’ (Noodle Dipping Sauce) *OR Quick & Easy ‘Mentsuyu’; 1/2 tablespoon Soy Sauce; 1/2 tablespoon Mirin; 1/2 teaspoon Sugar; 1 small clove Garlic *grated; Chilli Flakes as required

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

I occasionally crave colds Soba Noodles that I would eat with ‘Mentsuyu’, a Japanese noodle dipping sauce. My favourite go-to dish to enjoy with the cold Soba Noodles is Prawn, Onion & Carrot ‘Kakiage’ Tempura, but I reluctant to cook it just for my meal. This dish is quick and easy. Using already thinly sliced Beef, it takes 5 minutes to cook.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

10 minutes

1 Serving

120 gthinly sliced Beef *cut into bite-size pieces
1/2 teaspoonSesame Oil *OR Oil of your choice
1serving Soba Noodles
1softly cooked Egg *see ‘Onsen Tamago’ recipe
Finely Chopped Spring Onion
Crispy Chilli Oil OR Shichimi (Japanese Chilli Spice Mix) *optional
‘Mentsuyu’ (Noodle Dipping Sauce) *OR Quick & Easy ‘Mentsuyu’
‘Mentsuyu’ (Noodle Dipping Sauce)
Sauce
1/2 tablespoonSoy Sauce
1/2 tablespoonMirin
1/2 teaspoonSugar
1small clove Garlic *grated
Chilli Flakes as required

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Steps

10 minutes

1

If you make ‘Mentsuyu’ (Noodle Dipping Sauce) just for this dish, try my Quick & Easy ‘Mentsuyu’. Combine the following ingredients in a heat-proof bowl and microwave until it boils, then cool.
• 50ml Water
• 1/8 teaspoon Dashi Powder *’Katsuo’ (Bonito) type
• 3 teaspoons (15ml) Soy Sauce
• 2 teaspoons (10ml) Mirin

Quick & Easy ‘Mentsuyu’ (Noodle Dipping Sauce)
2

Combine all the Sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Heat Oil in a small frying pan over medium high heat, cook thinly sliced Beef, add the Sauce, and cook until the sauce thickens.
3

Cook Soba Noodles according to the instruction. I cooked Dry Soba Noodles in boiling water for 4 minutes. *Note: DO NOT add Salt to the water.
4

Drain Soba Noodles, rinse under cold water, then drain well.
5

Place the Soba Noodles in a serving bowl, pour some ‘Mentsuyu’ sauce, cover with Beef, add Egg and Spring Onion, and enjoy. *Note: I added some Crispy Chilli Oil.