* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Charred broccoli soba
These noodles are a doddle to make
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese
Servings: 2
Calories: 330kcal
Author: Pippa Middlehurst
Equipment
Small mug or bowl
Griddle pan
Saucepan
Colander
Ingredients
1handful of tenderstem or purple sprouting broccoliany leaves removed (around 100g/4oz)
100gdried soba noodles(2 nests)
1tspsesame oil
1tspneutral oil
1/2red chillideseeded and diced
1/2garlic clovediced
2radishessliced
1spring onionsliced
2tspsesame seedstoasted
2tspfried crispy shallots(store-bought)
1fried eggto serve (optional)
For the seasoning sauce
1tbsplight soy sauce
1/2tbspChinkiang black rice vinegar
1tbspchilli oil(preferably homemade)
1/4tsplight brown sugar
Method
Mix together all the ingredients for the seasoning sauce in a small mug or bowl and set aside.
Heat a griddle pan on a high heat and lay the broccoli in the hot pan. After two to three minutes, you should begin to smell that lovely charring aroma, at which point you should check the broccoli and turn it over. Keep an eye on it as it cooks and remove from the pan when it is evenly charred on both sides (see note below). Set aside.
Cook the noodles until al dente in a pan of boiling salted water for three minutes. Once the time is up, tip them into a colander and rinse under cold water. This removes any excess starch and keeps the noodles bouncy and separate – don’t skip this step, or you risk creating a sticky ball of gunk! Add the sesame oil to the noodles while they’re in the colander, to coat them. Leave the noodles in the colander.
Heat the neutral oil in a wok or frying pan over a medium–high heat and add the chilli and garlic. Stir-fry for one minute, keeping them moving in the wok to avoid burning. Throw the broccoli into the pan, followed by the noodles, and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add the radishes and spring onion, then remove the wok from the heat. Pour the seasoning sauce over the noodles and use tongs to coat everything in the mixture.
Sprinkle over the toasted sesame seeds and crispy shallots and serve with a fried egg, if you like.
Notes
If you don’t have a griddle pan, preheat the grill, lay the broccoli on a baking tray and cook under the grill for the same length of time, turning over halfway.