This was an unusual soba dish that I can only describe as nifty.
The original recipe focused on a ゆず / こしょう sauce (citrus/black pepper) and included bacon. Fortunately, Yusuke made modifications.
The soba (buckwheat noodles) was boiled as usual. The toppings were:
- sweet potatoes: cubed and steamed in the microwave
- beet greens: chopped and boiled
- leeks: shredded and raw
The sauce was assembled as follows:
Fresh minced garlic was sauteed with sesame oil until aromatic. Next came chopped tomatoes, cooked until heated. The liquid portion of the soba sauce was:
- dashi
- soy sauce
- mirin
- sake
- lime juice (as a substitute for yuzu)
- black pepper (こしょう)
N.B. Soba must be slurped, loudly. I am slowly developing the technique.
