Chilled Soba with Tofu and Sugar Snap Peas

Name: Chilled Soba with Tofu and Sugar Snap Peas
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 liters 10 ounces baby spinach; 1 large dried shiitake mushroom; 2 Tbsps thin matchsticks of peeled ginger; 1 inch kombu (dried kelp); 59 milliliters mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine); 3 Tbsps ponzu sauce (not containing dashi); 237 milliliters thinly sliced scallions, divided; 1 Tbsp Asian sesame oil; 397 grams package silken tofu; 454 grams dried soba noodles; 118 milliliters soy sauce (preferably Japanese); 1 Tbsp sugar; 454 grams sugar snap peas, thinly sliced; 591 milliliters water

Chilled Soba with Tofu and Sugar Snap Peas might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 406 calories, 21g of protein, and 5g of fat. This recipe serves 6. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. It is a good option if you're following a vegan diet. If you have asian sesame oil, ponzu sauce, soy sauce, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the ginger you could follow this main course with the Ginger Cake with Crystallized Ginger Frosting as a dessert.

Instructions

Simmer mushroom in water in a small saucepan, covered, 15 minutes.

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Add kombu and barely simmer, covered, 5 minutes.

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Kombu

Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large glass measure, pressing on and discarding solids. Return 2 cups liquid (add water if necessary) to saucepan.

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Add soy sauce, mirin, ponzu, sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar has dissolved.

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Remove from heat. Stir in sesame oil, then cool in pan in a large ice bath.

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Blanch sugar snaps in a large pot of unsalted boiling water until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.

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Sugar

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Transfer with a slotted spoon to a large colander set in ice bath to stop cooking. Lift colander to drain.

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Transfer sugar snaps to a bowl. Meanwhile, return water to a boil. Blanch spinach until just wilted, about 30 seconds, then cool and drain in same manner. Squeeze out excess water.

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