Chilled Soba with Tofu and Sugar Snap Peas

Ingredients for Chilled Soba with Tofu and Sugar Snap Peas

• 1 large dried shiitake mushroom

• 600ml water

• 8 (1-inch) pieces kombu (dried kelp)

• 120ml soy sauce (preferably Japanese)

• 60ml mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)

• 45ml ponzu sauce (not containing dashi)

• 1 बड़ा चम्मच चीनी

• 1 बड़ा चम्मच एशियाई तिल का तेल

• 450g sugar snap peas, thinly sliced

• 275g baby spinach (16 cups)

• 450g dried soba noodles

• 1 (14- to 500g ) package silken tofu

• 160g thinly sliced spring onions, divided

• 2 tablespoons thin matchsticks of peeled ginger

Simmer mushroom in water in a small saucepan, covered, 15 minutes. Add kombu and barely simmer, covered, 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large glass measure, pressing on and discarding solids. Return 475ml liquid (add water if necessary) to saucepan. Add soy sauce, mirin, ponzu, sugar, and 1/4 teaspoons salt and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat. Stir in sesame oil, then cool in pan in a large ice bath.

Blanch sugar snaps in a large pot of unsalted boiling water until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a large colander set in ice bath to stop cooking. Lift colander to drain. Transfer sugar snaps to a bowl. Meanwhile, return water to a boil. Blanch spinach until just wilted, about 30 seconds, then cool and drain in same manner. Squeeze out excess water. Add to sugar snaps.

Return water to a boil.

Add noodles and cook according to package directions, stirring occasionally, until tender. Drain in colander and rinse with cold water. Cool in ice bath until very cold (add more ice to water as necessary). Drain well.

Carefully drain tofu and pat dry. Cut into 3/4-inch cubes.

Whisk sauce, then pour 350ml sauce into a large bowl. Add noodles, sugar snaps, spinach, and half of spring onions and toss. Serve in shallow bowls, topped with tofu, remaining spring onions, and ginger. Drizzle with some of remaining sauce and serve remainder on the side.

अस्वीकरण

हालांकि यह सुनिश्चित करने के लिए हर संभव प्रयास किया गया है कि जानकारी सटीक और अद्यतन हो, व्यक्तिगत आवश्यकताएँ भिन्न हो सकती हैं और आहार संबंधी आवश्यकताएँ व्यक्तिगत स्वास्थ्य स्थितियों के आधार पर भिन्न हो सकती हैं। किसी भी रेसिपी को तैयार करने या उपभोग करने से पहले हमेशा खाद्य लेबल और एलर्जेन जानकारी की जाँच करें। यदि आपको विशेष स्वास्थ्य चिंताएँ, एलर्जी, असहिष्णुता हैं, या आप चिकित्सकीय रूप से निर्धारित आहार का पालन कर रहे हैं, तो अपने आहार या जीवनशैली में महत्वपूर्ण परिवर्तन करने से पहले अपने जीपी, फार्मासिस्ट, या पंजीकृत आहार विशेषज्ञ से सलाह लें।.