Toshikoshi Soba

Name: Toshikoshi Soba
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 serving(s)
Ingredients: 600 ml water; 1 piece konbu (10 cm); 1 cup bonito flakes; 3 tablespoons dark soy sauce; 1 tablespoon mirin; 2 teaspoons sugar; 160 g dry soba noodles; 1/3 cake kamaboko (fish cake); 1 green onion; 1 lemon, rind only; shichimi togarashi (blend of seven spices)

Submitted by IngridH

"From Makiko Ito, via the Japan Times. I'm made this soup and really enjoyed it. There's just something comforting about a hot bowl of noodle soup! The original recipe calls for negi and yuzu, which I can't get, so I've replaced them with green onion and lemon."

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Ready In:: 15mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 2

ingredients

600 ml water
1 piece konbu (10 cm)
1 cup bonito flakes
3 tablespoons dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon mirin
2 teaspoons sugar
160 g dry soba noodles
¹⁄₃ cake kamaboko (fish cake)
1 green onion
1 lemon, rind only
shichimi togarashi (blend of seven spices)

directions

To make dashi stock, soak the konbu in the water for 20 minutes, then bring the water to a boil, add the bonito flakes and turn the heat off. Let it steep for a few minutes, then strain through a fine sieve or tea strainer, returning the liquid to the cooking pan.
Add the soy sauce, mirin and sugar and bring to a boil. Take off the heat, and set aside.
Bring another pot of water to a boil. Add the soba noodles and lower the heat to a simmer.
Cook the noodles until done, then drain and rinse thoroughly under running water, rubbing the noodles gently with your hands to remove any starchiness from the surface.
Cut the kamaboko into 1/2-cm slices. Chop the green onion finely. Take two small pieces of peel off the lemon with a paring knife.
Heat up the dashi and add the rinsed noodles. Cook just until the noodles are heated through. Taste the soup and add a bit more soy sauce or water if needed. Divide into two bowls and add the kamaboko, green onion and lemon peel on top. Serve immediately, with shichimi togarashi sprinkled on top if desired.

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IngridH

I live near Seattle, WA with my husband of 11 years and our pet ferrets. We're lucky enough to own a home with a big, south facing yard which is great for entertaining. It also allows me to have a big vegetable garden where I grow most of my own herbs and a lot of the vegetables we eat in the summer, as well as a bunch to share with family and friends. In my professional life, I'm an accountant- but what I really love to do is cook and eat! Most of my ability is self-taught. I love to experiment with new recipes and techniques, most of which I get from watching way too much food tv and reading foodie magazines. Recently I decided to start a personal chef business and have cooked for a few clients. I love the challenge of designing a menu to fit a family's specific tastes and needs, and then cooking it for them to enjoy. For me, cooking is an expression of love. Everyone needs to eat, but food is more than just fuel for the body, it can nurture and comfort ~ give us a memory from childhood, or a retreat when we feel ill. I always think of the people who I'm cooking for when I make a dish, and there is no better compliment than when someone enjoys the food I've made especially for them. I also like to do OAMC- style cooking, but instead of using it mainly to get dinner on the table, I focus on getting lunch in the bag! Eating out is far too expensive in both dollars and nutrition to make a habit of, yet I want a hot, satisfying meal to enjoy in the middle of the day. Cookin ahead allows me to have great food, without sacrificing either my dollars or my waistline. <img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/Animation6.gif"><img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/PACsticker-Adopted.jpg"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/participantbannerzwt5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Participation.jpg"><img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Iwasadopted.jpg"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/PACfall08partic.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/IWasAdoptedfall08.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/AMpageSticker.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r317/j_welcome/pics2/food/PRMRcopy.jpg"><img src="http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj81/HokiesLady65/Recipezaar%20Album/iplaytagin.jpg">[IMG] http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e95/momaphet/Food/banner10.jpg[/IMG]

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