Vegan soba 

serves 2

Part of vegan osechi 2024.

ingredients 

• soup:

  • 600ml vegan dashi (500ml kombu + 100ml shiitake)
  • 50ml soy sauce
  • 20ml mirin
  • salt to taste

• soba:

  • 2 servings of dried soba

• toppings:

  • a few boiled fernbrake, cut bite size (optional)
  • daikon grated (optional)
  • shichimi togarashi
  • 1 scallions, thinly chopped
  • 2 abura-age (fried tofu, optional)
  • boiling water

steps 

1. put fernbrake and abura-age in a metal bowl, and pour boiling water to remove the oil falvor. throw out the water after 1 min, and pat dry.
2. cook soba noodles following the instruction. (e.g. boil for 4 mininutes, and rinse under cold water)
3. in a small pot, add vegan dashi, soy sauce, mirin, and salt to taste.
4. bring the soup to a boil, and quickly stop the heat.
5. serve noodle in a bowl, then pour soup, and add other toppings to taste.