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Toshikoshi Year-End Soba Noodles

Name: Toshikoshi Year-End Soba Noodles
Prep time: 20

(3 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

20 min prep

4 servings

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7 ingredients

A bowl of hot soba noodles is a traditional evening New Years Eve dish in Japan. Loosely translated, toshikoshi soba, means to end the old year and enter the next. The noodles symbolize the...

8 ounce soba noodles
5 cups water
1 2 inch piece of kombu
2 tablespoons mirin
¼ cup soy sauce
1 cup packed baby spinach
3 tablespoons chopped scallions, white and light green parts only

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

212 cals

Fat

1 g

Saturated Fat

0 g

Polyunsaturated Fat

0 g

Monounsaturated Fat

0 g

Carbohydrates

44 g

Sugar

0 g

Fiber

0 g

Protein

10 g

Sodium

1348 mg

Directions

Cook the soba noodles according to package instructions. Rinse under cold water and drain.
In a medium saucepan, combine the water, kombu and mirin. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the soy sauce and simmer for about 5 minutes. Stir in the spinach.
Divide the soba noodles between 4 bowls. Pour broth over noodles and top with scallions. Serve.

Chef Tips

The water soba noodles are cooked in is drunk for health in Japan. If you can’t find kombu, reserve the soba cooking water and use that, or if that doesn’t appeal, you can use a light, low sodium chicken stock.

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