Cold soba dish with Natto, Okura, and grated Nagaimo yam in savory Mentsuyu sauce
- 2 servings soba noodles (dried)
- 1 green onion
- 1/2 cup Nagaimo yam (grated)
- 4 okura
- 2 pkg Natto (fermented soy beans)
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup Nori roasted seaweed (shredded)
Cook Soba noodles according to the package. Strain, wash under running water and cool, then strain well. Set aside.
Thinly slice green onion. Grate Nagaimo. Blanch Okura (same pot as Soba)and cut into 1/2" (1.2 cm) length. Mix the natto until it becomes sticky. Mix the sauce ingredients.
Place 1/2 of cooked Soba noodles on a serving dish, and top with 1/2 of onion, yam, Okura, Natto, and a yolk. Sprinkle shredded Nori. Pour 1/2 of the sauce. Fix another one.