Beef Soba Noodles with Green Beans Recipe

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A critically tasty bowl of noodle goodness! These Beef Soba Noodles are dressed with a implausible dressing paying homage to conventional Japanese soba sauce. Fast to make, you’ll have this on the desk in simply quarter-hour. Unbelievable for warm summer season nights or a midweek dinner choice, and an effective way to make a little bit little bit of steak stretch additional!

Beef Soba Noodles with chopsticks

Right here’s the factor about Asian households (I’m betting we aren’t the one Asian household with this angle!). In the case of fake Asian meals (fashionable / modern / fusion Asian), we’re snobs. We adore it when it’s accomplished proper. However there’s a line – and if it’s on the flawed facet of that line, we flip our noses up at it.

So once I introduced that I used to be going to make a “fake Asian beef soba” meal for a household dinner, the response was……effectively, underwhelming. Doubtful is a good phrase to explain their response.

In my household, we’re every others best supporters and best critics in every thing we do. We’re at all times appreciative of effort, however we ain’t beating across the bush in the case of meals.

Too salty, not seasoned sufficient, the pasta’s not al dente, the Ragu isn’t wealthy sufficient, the roast potatoes might be crunchier, I’m the Roast Beef Queen, you’re the Pasta King, you’re the Queen of Salads….and so forth.

Robust crowd!!! However it’s at all times mentioned in good jest and we’re at all times very complimentary as effectively. We wish to say it’s constructive suggestions. And all of us give it nearly as good as we get!

As for his or her response to this Beef Soba Noodle Bowl? They had been shocked. Shocked at how good it’s!!!

Sauce being poured over Beef Soba Noodle Bowls

In order you may think about, I used to be gloating away, grinning smugly as everybody scoffed it down. (Sure, we relish our victories, sure we’re all that immature). SCORED!

PS Simply to guarantee you, none of us are like this in actual life exterior of household dinners!!!

This has lengthy since been my favorite solution to serve up beef and soba. Truly, it’s the solely beef and soba recipe I make.

In typical Asian kind, one of many issues I actually like about this recipe is that you solely want a small quantity of beef. Very completely different strategy to the Western manner of cooking large slabs of steak the scale of my head (which, to be clear, I take pleasure in simply as a lot as this Beef Soba Noodle Bowl!).

For this recipe I’ve used a really acquainted lower – rump steak. It’s in all probability the steak lower I take advantage of probably the most as a result of it’s nice worth for the standard you get. A fast sear, couple of minutes of resting then you might have a ravishing tender, juicy steak to dig in to. YUM!

Medium-rare sliced beef for Beef Soba Noodles

The dressing for this Beef Soba Noodle Bowl is admittedly pretty, it jogs my memory of the sauce for conventional Japanese Soba however it has a stronger flavour so it’s extra just like a salad dressing fairly than a Japanese soba dipping sauce. In case you are after a standard Japanese Soba recipe, my mom has shared her Zaru Soba recipe (conventional Chilly Soba Noodles) – the last word sizzling climate noodle dish!

With only a wee little bit of multi tasking, it is a tremendous fast dinner you may get on the desk in quarter-hour. Simply get the water boiling whilst you prepare dinner the steak, then whereas the steak is resting, make the dressing and prepare dinner the soba and beans.

Beef Soba Noodles with chopsticks

 

Beef Soba Noodles with Green Beans Recipe

Beef Soba Noodles with Green Beans Recipe

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Serves: 2 Prep Time: Cooking Time:
Nutrition facts: 702 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 5.0/5
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce, light or ordinary (Note 1)
  • 2 1/2 tbsp peanut oil
  • 3 tbsp rice vinegar (Note 2)
  • 1 tbsp mirin (Note 3)
  • 2 tsp brown sugar
  • 2 tsp ginger, minced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 200g/7 oz rump or sirloin beef steak, excess fat trimmed (Note 4)
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • 6oz/180g soba (Note 5)
  • 6oz/200g green beans, trimmed
  • 1 scallion/shallot, finely sliced
  • 1 tbsp crispy Asian Shallots (Note 6)

Instructions

  1. Take the steak out of the fridge 30 minutes prior to cooking (or 15 minutes if it’s a stinking hot summer day).
  2. Combine dressing ingredients in a jar and shake.
  3. Heat the oil in a skillet over high heat until smoking, then cook the steak to your liking. I like mine medium rare – perfect for absorbing the flavours of the delicious dressing – so I cook this rump steak for 2 minutes on the first side and 1 minute 45 seconds on the second side. 
  4. Transfer to a plate and loosely cover with foil. Rest for 5 minutes, then slice into fairly thin slices against the grain (i.e. find the direction of the fibres then cut at a 90 degree angle straight through them).
  5. Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to boil. Cook the soba according to packet instructions (usually 5 minutes). For the last 1 minute of cooking, add the green beans.
  6. Drain the noodles and beans and rinse under cold water to stop them from cooking further and to cool the noodles. Roughly separate beans from noodles.
  7. To serve, divide the noodles between 2 bowls, top with the beans then the steak slices. Drizzle with the dressing (over the steak and noodles), then garnish with shallot slices and Crispy Asian Shallots.

Notes

1. I use Kikkoman soy sauce, which is an all purpose soy sauce. You can also use light soy sauce. Dark soy sauce is not suitable – flavour is way too strong.
2. Rice vinegar can be substituted with white wine vinegar (same amount) or normal white vinegar but reduce to 1½ tbsp. 
3. Mirin is a sweetened Japanese rice wine which is now readily available throughout Australia even at supermarkets. If you cannot consume alcohol, this can be substituted with 1 tsp honey and 2 tsp white wine vinegar.
4. This can be made with any quick grilling cut of beef. I like making this with rump and sirloin.
5. In Australia, soba noodles come in 9oz/270g packets and come bundled in 3oz/90g bundles (1 serving).
6. Crispy Asian Shallots (deep fried salted slices of shallots) really are the perfect finish for this dish, they provide texture and flavour. They can be purchased from Asian grocery stores or the Asian section of most major supermarkets in Australia. They are addictive and I put them on many things – like into salads
7. The majority of the calories in this recipe are from the soba noodles. 3oz/90g dried soba is quite a generous serving. 
8. Inspired by a recipe by Anna Gare, an Australian TV cook. I can’t remember the source, possibly I wrote the recipe down while watching one of her shows!
9. Beef Soba Noodle Bowl nutrition per serving.

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