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These Creamy Spicy Sesame Soba Noodles are a perfect 15 minute meal! I love how spicy and creamy these soba noodles are in this delicious sweet and spicy sesame sauce! Enjoy them cold or hot for your next quick and easy meal.
Watch the Creamy Spicy Sesame Soba Noodles Recipe Video Below!
Ingredients for Creamy Spicy Sesame Soba Noodles
This recipe only calls for a few ingredients to make delicious Creamy Spicy Sesame Soba Noodles! Here is what you’ll need:
- soba noodles – You can find a wide variety of fresh or dried soba noodles in any Asian market. These noodles are unique as they are made with buckwheat flour, so I wouldn’t recommend substituting them with any other type of noodle.
- garlic
- ginger
- gochugaru
- scallions
- neutral oil
- light soy sauce
- dark soy sauce
- rice vinegar
- sesame paste
- mirin
- msg – this is always optional
- sesame seeds
Creamy Spicy Sesame Soba Noodles: Recipe Instructions
To begin, take a small heatproof bowl add gochugaru, grated garlic, grated ginger, and scallions. Heat 3 tbsp of neutral oil to 375F and carefully pour the hot oil onto the aromatics. Give them a stir and they should release their aroma. This is the base of our sauce!
Once the aromatic oil is made, add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame paste, mirin, msg sesame seeds and mix. The sauce should come out creamy like this.
Finally, boil your soba noodles according to package directions. Drain them then rinse under cold water or in an ice bath to shock the noodles and keep their bouncy, springy texture.
Combine the soba noodles with the sauce and you’re done! If the sauce is too thick, reserve some of the soba noodle cooking water to thin it out until you get the desired consistency. Garnish with scallions and sesame seeds and enjoy!
Recipe Tips for Creamy Spicy Sesame Soba Noodles
SHOCK NOODLES IN COLD WATER
- If you are eating Cold Soba Noodles, it is imperative to stop the noodles from cooking once boiled, so run them under cold water or shock them in an ice bath to stop the cooking process! Otherwise, your noodles will continue to cook and then become mushy.
GARNISH
- You can garnish your soba noodles with freshly chopped scallions, roasted sesame seeds, grated radish, and grated wasabi!
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Creamy Spicy Sesame Soba Noodles
Ingredients
- 6 oz soba noodles
- 4 cloves garlic, grated
- 1/2 tbsp ginger, grated
- 1/2 tbsp gochugaru
- 2 scallions, chopped
- 3 tbsp neutral oil
- 3 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp sesame paste
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1/4 tsp msg
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
Instructions
- To a heat proof bowl, add garlic, ginger, gochugaru, and scallions in a bowl. Heat neutral oil to 375F and pour over hot oil and mix the aromatics until combined
- To the aromatic oil, add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame paste, mirin, msg sesame seeds and mix.
- Cook soba noodles to package directions or until al dente. Drain (reserving some noodle cooking water) and rinse under cool water.
- Combine sauce and noodles. If the sauce is too thick, add noodle cooking water to loosen the sauce as needed.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Love the hint of spice to these noodles!
Easy lunch idea! @alyshasharmine
THISSS. Made a batch to meal prep for the next few days, but my husband and I went back for seconds and finished everything in 2 days. 😂