Grilled Miso Shrimp with Soba Noodles

Ingredients

Yield:

4

• • 1 pound soba (buckwheat noodles)
  • 1 tablespoon dried wakame
  • 20 (13/15 size) raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 20 leaves of green leaf lettuce
  • 2 tablespoons finely slice green onions
  • 1/4 red bell pepper cut julienned

• Shrimp Marinade

  • 1 tablespoon aka miso
  • 1 tablespoon tahini
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/4 cup orange juice

• Soba Noodle Sauce

  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 cup shiki no irodori soup stock (Hichifuku brand)
  • 1/4 cup mirin
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce

Preparation

Difficulty:

Easy

Time:

45 Minutes

Total Time:

1. Soba Noodles

   1. Put the dried wakame in a small bowl and add warm water to cover. Soak for 15 minutes; drain
   2. Bring a large pot of water to boil and add dry soba
   3. Cook until noodles have softened, about 4 minutes
   4. Drain noodles and run cold water to stop cooking
   5. Mix the cooked and drained soba, the drained wakame and cooled soba noodle sauce together

2. Soba Noodle Sauce

   1. Mix water, shiki no irodori soup stock, mirin and soy sauce in a small saucepot and bring to a boil
   2. Remove the sauce from the heat and allow it to cool

3. Miso Shrimp

   1. Peel and devein the shrimp
   2. Whisk shrimp marinade ingredients together in a bowl
   3. Add the shrimp and marinate for 20 minutes
   4. Wash and drain green leaf lettuce
   5. Slice green onions and bell pepper per the ingredients list

4. Presentation

   1. Arrange the seasoned soba noodles on a serving platter and top with the grilled miso shrimp
   2. Garnish shrimp with the green onions and peppers and serve with the green leaf lettuce