Best Soba Noodle Soup Recipes

CHICKEN SOBA NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Meanwhile, combine the chicken thighs, chicken broth, sliced ginger, scallion whites, 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds pepper in a large saucepan. Cover and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, about 8 minutes. Uncover and gently simmer until the chicken is cooked through, 5 to 10 more minutes.
• While the chicken cooks, trim the snap peas and thinly slice. Peel the carrots and halve lengthwise, then thinly slice.
• Add the soba noodles to the boiling water and cook as the label directs. Drain and rinse under warm water, then vigorously shake off the water. Divide among bowls.
• Using tongs, remove the chicken to a plate. Discard the ginger and scallions from the broth and skim off any foam. Shred the chicken and return to the broth. Add the shiitakes and carrots, return to a simmer and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in the soy sauce and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper. Stir in the snap peas.
• Ladle the soup over the noodles. Top with the scallion greens and grated ginger; sprinkle with shichimi togarashi.

SOBA NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oven (or a toaster oven) to 300. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. In another large pot, bring 10 cups of water to a boil; stir in the bonito flakes, turn off the heat and steep for 10 minutes, no more. Strain into a large bowl; discard the flakes.
• Put the soy sauce, mirin, sugar and a pinch of salt in the pot you used to make the broth; bring to a boil. Let it boil for a minute, then add the bonito stock; bring it back to a boil, and transfer 6 cups to a separate pot and keep hot. (This will be the broth for the soup; what remains is for cooking the eggs.) Toast the nori in the oven until slightly crisp, about 5 minutes. Cut into quarters and set aside. Crack the eggs into a bowl or a large measuring cup with a spout and beat until frothy.
• Cook the noodles in the boiling water until just tender, 3 to 4 minutes, then drain, quickly rinse under cold running water and drain again. Put a portion of noodles into each of four soup bowls. Using a circular pouring motion, slowly stream the eggs, 1/3 at a time, into the smaller amount of boiling broth; as the first third sets, add the second; as the second sets, add the third, then turn off the heat and let the eggs sit for a minute. In the meantime ladle the stock (the one without the eggs in it) over the noodles. Use a slotted spoon to scoop a portion of the egg into each bowl, garnish with the nori and scallions and serve.

SOBA NOODLE SOUP WITH ROAST PORK AND BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F.
• In a small bowl stir together hoisin, sugar, five-spice powder, and 1 teaspoon soy sauce. In a small glass baking dish brush pork with hoisin mixture and roast in middle of oven 40 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted in center registers 160° F. Let pork stand on a cutting board 15 minutes. Cut pork crosswise into thin slices and halve slices diagonally.
• In a large saucepan skim any fat from surface of broth and bring broth to a boil with gingerroot, star anise, garlic, and remaining tablespoon soy sauce. Remove pan from heat and steep broth, covered, 30 minutes. Pour broth through a sieve into another large saucepan.
• While broth is steeping, in a 5-quart kettle bring 3 1/2 quarts salted water to a boil and add noodles. When water returns to boil add 1 cup cold water and bring to boil again. Repeat procedure and simmer noodles 5 minutes, or until just tender. In a colander drain noodles and rinse under cold water. Drain noodles well and divide among 4 large soup bowls.
• Bring broth to a boil. Cut bok choy crosswise into 1/8-inch slices and add to broth. Simmer mixture 2 minutes, or until bok choy is risp-tender. Divide pork, bok choy, and broth among bowls.

LEMONGRASS CHICKEN SOBA NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Remove any tough ends or hard outer husks of lemongrass, cut into 2-inch pieces, and smash with the side of a knife. Tie lemongrass in a loose bundle with cheesecloth.
• Rinse chicken and place in a medium soup pot. Add 6 cups cold water to cover chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and skim the surface thoroughly of any impurities that rise.
• Lower the heat and add carrot, onion, garlic, ginger, and the lemongrass bundle. Adjust heat so water barely bubbles. Cover and poach chicken for 25 minutes. Lift chicken out of the pot and transfer to a plate. When it's cool enough to handle, pull meat off the bones and shred the meat into large pieces. Set aside.
• Add soy sauce to broth and return to a boil. Add noodles, scallions, shiitakes, and bok choy; cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until noodles are tender. Add chicken and heat through. Discard lemongrass bundle. Stir in the cilantro or basil before serving.

SOBA NOODLE SOUP WITH ROAST PORK AND BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a small bowl stir together hoisin, sugar, five-spice powder, and 1 teaspoon soy sauce.
• In a small glass baking dish brush pork with hoisin mixture and roast in middle of oven 40 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted in center registers 160.
• Let pork stand on a cutting board 15 minutes.
• Cut pork crosswise into thin slices and halve slices diagonally.
• In a large saucepan skim any fat from surface of broth and bring broth to a boil with gingerroot, star anise, garlic, and remaining tablespoon soy sauce.
• Remove pan from heat and steep broth, covered, 30 minutes.
• Pour broth through a sieve into another large saucepan.
• While broth is steeping, in a 5-quart kettle bring 3 1/2 quarts salted water to a boil and add noodles.
• When water returns to boil add 1 cup cold water and bring to boil again.
• Repeat procedure and simmer noodles 5 minutes, or until just tender.
• In a colander drain noodles and rinse under cold water.
• Drain noodles well and divide among 4 large soup bowls.
• Bring broth to a boil.
• Cut bok choy crosswise into 3/4-inch slices and add to broth.
• Simmer mixture 2 minutes, or until bok choy is crisp-tender.
• Divide pork, bok choy, and broth among bowls.

CHICKEN SOBA NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and saute for 2 minutes. Add carrots and celery and saute for 2 more minutes. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil. Stir in curry powder, salt, and both peppers. Reduce heat to a simmer.
• At the same time, melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and saute until golden brown and the juices run clear, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add cooked chicken to the simmering broth and return to a boil. Add soba noodles and peas; cook, stirring occasionally, until noodles are tender yet firm to the bite, about 5 minutes.

SHREDDED CHICKEN AND SOBA NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium stockpot, bring chicken stock to a simmer over medium heat. Add chicken breasts; return to a simmer. Reduce heat; simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate, and set aside until cool enough to handle. Cover, and keep the stock at a low simmer.
• Meanwhile, bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil over high heat. Add salt, and stir in soba noodles. Cook until soba is al dente according to package instructions. Drain; set aside.
• Remove the chicken meat from bones, and shred into bite-size pieces. Add tofu to simmering stock just until heated through. Season with salt and pepper.
• To serve, ladle stock and tofu into soup bowls. Add shredded chicken to each bowl, and mound soba noodles in the center. Sprinkle with the carrots and radishes; garnish with watercress and cilantro.

GLOOMY DAY SOBA NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Bring water, tamari, mirin, kombu, sesame oil, and dashi to a boil in a large pot. Add soba noodles; cook, stirring occasionally until soft and tender, about 5 minutes. Mix in spinach, lemon cucumber slices, bean sprouts, and scallions. Cook until vegetables have softened, about 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Discard kombu strips. Sprinkle with cilantro; serve.

SLICED PORK, CHINESE BROCCOLI, AND SOBA NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Prepare an ice-water bath. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook noodles until al dente. Drain, and transfer to ice-water bath. Drain, and transfer to a large bowl. Toss with 1 tablespoon oil.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a medium Dutch oven or a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook ginger and garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add stock and water. Bring to a boil. Stir in Chinese broccoli, and simmer until crisp-tender, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low. Stir in pork and soy sauce. Cook until pork is just cooked through, about 1 minute.
• Divide noodles and soup among 4 bowls. Garnish with chile and lime wedges. Serve immediately.

BACHELOR'S SOBA NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Bring 6 cups of water to a boil in small pot or saucepan. Remove the plastic or paper band from the bundle of noodles and add the uncooked soba to the boiling water, stirring occasionally with a fork or chopsticks to keep the noodles from sticking to each other. Boil on medium to medium-low heat for 4-5 minutes. Drain noodles into a strainer over the sink, then run cold water over noodles to prevent further cooking. Shake strainer to get as much water as possible off the noodles. If you have sesame oil, drizzle a small amount over the noodles to keep them from sticking and to add a toasty nutty flavor and use your fork or chopsticks to stir a little to distribute the oil. Set aside.
• In the same emptied small pot or saucepan, heat vegetable broth over high heat to boiling. Lower heat to medium-low.
• If you're not using egg, skip over to the next step. If you're using egg, crack the egg into the broth and allow to cook at a low boil. To keep the egg yolk intact, don't agitate the egg and keep soup at a low simmer until egg is firm. You can also use your fork or chopsticks to poke the yolk or stir the egg around in the broth if you want an egg-drop style soup. Cook just long enough for the egg whites and yolk to be cooked.
• If you're not using tofu, skip over to the next step. If you're using tofu, cut it up into small to medium cubes and add to the broth and bring to a boil.
• Add up to 1/3 cup vegetables to the broth, depending on how much you want in your meal. Once it boils again, reduce heat to simmering for a few minutes. You basically want to heat it long enough so that the vegetables are not frozen. When it's done, turn off the heat.
• Stir in soy sauce, salt and pepper to taste. Put the soba into a big noodle bowl. If you have green onion, chop and use the green parts only and sprinkle on top of the noodles. Pour the soup and its contents over your noodles. Sprinkle the ground sesame seeds on top and enjoy while it's hot!

HEALING SOBA NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Set a medium soup pot over medium-low heat. When hot, add the olive oil. Add the garlic, turmeric, and crushed red pepper. Cook, stirring, for about 1 minute, until the garlic is just fragrant and softened. Add the broth, coconut milk, ginger, soba noodles, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Increase heat to high. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 8 minutes, until the noodles are cooked through.
• Taste and add additional salt if desired. Scoop into bowls and top with a bit (or a lot) of Sriracha sauce if desired.

SOBA NOODLE SOUP WITH ROAST BEEF

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the noodles and cook as the label directs. Put the bok choy in a colander and pour the noodles on top to drain and wilt the bok choy. Rinse under cold water, drain well and set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat the sesame oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the mushrooms, ginger and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring, until the mushrooms soften and release their liquid, 3 to 5 minutes. Add 2 cups water, the chicken broth, soy sauce and chili-garlic sauce. Bring to a simmer and cook until slightly reduced, about 15 minutes; season with salt.
• Divide the noodles and bok choy among shallow bowls. Ladle the soup over the noodles. Top with the roast beef slices, scallion and sesame seeds. Serve with more chili-garlic sauce.

CHICKEN AND SOBA NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat. Add carrot, celery, and onion; cook 5 min or til tender, stirring frequently. Add ginger, 1/4 t salt and garlic; cook 1 min, stirring constantly. Add 1/4 t salt, water, soy sauce, chile sauce, broth, and chicken. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 1 hour. Remove chicken from pan and cool slightly.
• Remove chicken from bones. Shred meat with 2 forks. Add chicken to pan, bring to a boil. Add soba, cook 5 minute Stir in bok choy, reduce heat and simmer 3 minute Stir in 1/4 t salt, green onions, basil and pepper; cook 2 minute Remove from heat and stir in lime juice.

ASIAN SOBA NOODLE SOUP WITH LEMONGRASS

Steps:

• Remove the hard outer shell of the lemongrass. Cut into 2 inch-length pieces Press down with side of knife to open up the flavor. Tie into a bundle with kitchen string Bring 5 c. water to a boil. Chop the chicken into small cubes & add to the boiling water While the chicken is cooking bring 8 c. water to a boil in a different pot. Lower heat & add soba noodles, carrot, onion, green onion, garlic, ginger & lemon grass bundle Then chop the shiitake mushrooms & bok choy Add the drained chicken, mushrooms, bok choy & soy sauce into the soup mixture Cook until soba noodles are done & bok choy is translucent

JAPANESE SQUASH-AND-SOBA-NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Bring water and kombu to a boil in a large saucepan. Remove from heat, stir in bonito flakes, and let stand 5 minutes. Pour broth through a fine sieve into a bowl, discard solids, and return broth to pan.
• Add soy sauce, squash, and mushrooms to broth. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until squash is tender, about 10 minutes. Season with more soy sauce if desired.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add noodles, and cook, stirring occasionally, until noodles are al dente, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain, and rinse under cold water.
• Divide noodles among 4 bowls. Ladle soup over noodles, dollop with tofu, and garnish with scallions.

SOBA NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• cook soba in boiling water for 4-5 minutes until done.
• meanwhile heat stock, soy, mirin, sugar, dashi to boil in a saucepan.
• add shrimp, cook for 2 minutes until cooked through.
• drain soba, divide between 2 bowls pour shrimp and soup over noodles, top with scallions, serve.

CHICKEN SOBA NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• 1.First, marinate the chicken. Cut the chicken breasts across the grain into thin slices. Place in a bowl and add the tamari, mirin, sake, sesame oil and a good grinding of salt and pepper. Give the chicken a good stir, to ensure that every piece is coated. Cover with cling film and leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes, preferably overnight. 2.For the soup base, pour the chicken stock into a medium pan and add the kombu. Bring to a simmer, cover the pan with a lid and cook gently for 5-10 minutes. Fish out and discard the kombu, which will have imparted a lovely savoury flavour to the stock. Add the ginger and stir in the miso paste. Simmer for another 3-5 minutes. 3.When ready to serve, bring a pot of water to the boil for the noodles. Add the mushrooms to the simmering stock and cook for 2 minutes, then add the chicken strips. Cook until the chicken is just opaque throughout, about 1-11/2 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Cover the pan with a lid and turn the heat down as low as possible. 4.Add the noodles to the pan of boiling water and cook until tender but still retaining a slight bite, about 3-4 minutes. Drain and immediately toss with a little sesame oil. Divide among warmed soup bowls and scatter over the spring onions. Ladle the hot soup over the noodles, making sure that you divide the chicken and mushrooms evenly. Sprinkle with the sesame seeds and serve at once