Spicy Soba Noodles

For SHA Wellness Clinic

Wednesday December 5th, 2018

Healthy nutrition

Melanie Waxman, our nutrition expert, shares this delicious soba noodles. It is a highly energizing and strengthening dish ideal for activities on cold wintery days.

Preparation time

20 minutes

Serves

4 people

Ingredients

For sauce

1/3 cup water
1/3 cup shoyu
Juice of half an orange
Grated orange rind
2 tablespoons mirin

For noodles

3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
2-3 tablespoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons minced ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 cups fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and thinly sliced
2 cups Napa cabbage, thinly sliced
3 scallions, thinly sliced
8 to 9 ounces soba (buckwheat noodles)
1 cup frozen shelled edamame

Preparation

Mix the sauce ingredients together and set aside.
Heat the oil in skillet over medium-high and add the ginger and garlic. Stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Add shiitakes and sauté, stirring frequently, until tender and starting to brown.
Reduce the heat to medium, and then add the cabbage and most of scallions (reserve about a tablespoon for garnish) and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is crisp-tender. Add the sauce and simmer 2 minutes.
While cabbage is cooking, cook soba and edamame together in a pasta pot of boiling until the noodles are just tender.
Drain in a colander and rinse under cool water to stop cooking and remove excess starch, then drain well again. Transfer to a large bowl and toss with the sesame seeds and vegetable mixture. Serve sprinkled with reserved scallions.