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Sep 08, 2023
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These Creamy Spicy Sesame Soba Noodles are a perfect 15 minute meal! I love how spicy and creamy these soba noodles are in this delicious sweet and spicy sesame sauce! Enjoy them cold or hot for your next quick and easy meal.
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Ingredients for Creamy Spicy Sesame Soba Noodles
This recipe only calls for a few ingredients to make delicious Creamy Spicy Sesame Soba Noodles! Here is what you’ll need:
- 6ozsoba noodles
- 4clovesgarlicgrated
- 1/2tbspgingergrated
- 1/2tbspgochugaru
- 2scallionschopped
- 3tbspneutral oil
- 3tbsplight soy sauce
- 1/2tbspdark soy sauce
- 1tbsprice vinegar
- 2tbspsesame paste
- 1tbspmirin
- 1/4tspmsg
- 1tspsesame seeds
I always like to garnish mine with fresh sesame seeds and chopped scallion to complete my dish!
Other Ingredient Tips
INGREDIENTS TIPS
SOBA NOODLES
You can find a wide variety of fresh or dried soba noodles in any Asian market. These noodles are unique as they are made with buckwheat flour, so I wouldn’t recommend substituting them with any other type of noodle.
LIGHT vs. DARK SOY SAUCE
Yes, they’re different! Dark soy sauce is thicker, darker, and sweeter (as well as has a higher sodium content) than regular soy sauce. If you do not have dark soy sauce on hand, you can substitute with oyster sauce.
Creamy Spicy Sesame Soba Noodles: Recipe Instructions
To begin, take a small heatproof bowl add gochugaru, grated garlic, grated ginger, and scallions. Heat 3 tbsp of neutral oil to 375F and carefully pour the hot oil onto the aromatics. Give them a stir and they should release their aroma. This is the base of our sauce!
Once the aromatic oil is made, add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame paste, mirin, msg sesame seeds and mix. The sauce should come out creamy like this.
Finally, boil your soba noodles according to package directions. Drain them then rinse under cold water or in an ice bath to shock the noodles and keep their bouncy, springy texture.
RECIPE TIPS
SHOCK NOODLES IN COLD WATER
If you are eating Cold Soba Noodles, it is imperative to stop the noodles from cooking once boiled, so run them under cold water or shock them in an ice bath to stop the cooking process! Otherwise, your noodles will continue to cook and then become mushy.
GARNISH
You can garnish your soba noodles with freshly chopped scallions, roasted sesame seeds, grated radish, and grated wasabi!
Combine the soba noodles with the sauce and you’re done! If the sauce is too thick, reserve some of the soba noodle cooking water to thin it out until you get the desired consistency. Garnish with scallions and sesame seeds and enjoy!
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5 from 9 votes
Creamy Spicy Sesame Soba Noodles
By: Chris Joe
Servings: 2
Prep: 10 minutes mins
Cook: 5 minutes mins
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These Creamy Spicy Sesame Soba Noodles are a perfect 10 minute meal! I love how spicy and creamy these soba noodles are in this delicious sweet and spicy sesame sauce! Enjoy them cold or hot for your next quick and easy meal.
Ingredients
- 6 oz soba noodles
- 4 cloves garlic, grated
- 1/2 tbsp ginger, grated
- 1/2 tbsp gochugaru
- 2 scallions, chopped
- 3 tbsp neutral oil
- 3 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp sesame paste
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1/4 tsp msg
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
Instructions
To a heat proof bowl, add garlic, ginger, gochugaru, and scallions in a bowl. Heat neutral oil to 375F and pour over hot oil and mix the aromatics until combined
To the aromatic oil, add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame paste, mirin, msg sesame seeds and mix.
Cook soba noodles to package directions or until al dente. Drain (reserving some noodle cooking water) and rinse under cool water.
Combine sauce and noodles. If the sauce is too thick, add noodle cooking water to loosen the sauce as needed.
Additional Info
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
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