Kitsune Soba
Soba noodle soup topped with Aburaage fried tofu and green onions.
Ingredients
Kitsune (fried tofu topping)
Noodle Soup
- 4 cups Dashi
- 3 tbsp mirin
- 2 tbsp sake
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/8 - 1/4 tbsp salt (to taste)
- 2 bunches soba noodles
- Shichimi Togarashi (optional)
Instructions
- Cut Aburaage fried tofu into 1" thick. Chop green onions diagonally. In a small pot, add the rest of the ingredients for Kitsune topping and bring to a boil. Add the fried tofu and cook at medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the green onions and simmer for another 2 minutes. (The liquid will be reduced.)
- In a medium pot, bring Dashi to a boil. You can make Dashi following our recipe or use a Dashi packet. Season with mirin, sake, soy sauce, and salt. Add more salt if needed. Keep the soup warm.
- Boil the soba noodles according to the package. Add the cooked noodles in the soup and simmer for a minute. Serve in individual bowls and top with the Kitsune fried tofu. Sprinkle Shichimi Togarashi pepper if you like.