Kamo Nanban Soba From 'Japanese Soul Cooking

Name: Kamo Nanban Soba From 'Japanese Soul Cooking
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Japanese, Asian
Ingredients: 1 liters dashi; 2 duck breasts (about 1 1/2 pounds total); 6 Tbsps mirin; 4 servings Salt; 4 servings Shichimi togarashi; 400 grams servings soba; 4 teaspoons wasabi

Need a dairy free main course? Kamo Nanban Soba From 'Japanese Soul Cooking could be an awesome recipe to try. One serving contains 579 calories, 44g of protein, and 8g of fat. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. If you have dashi, salt, mirin, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes. This recipe is typical of Japanese cuisine.

Instructions

To prepare the hot soba broth, add the dashi, kaeshi, and mirin to a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.

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Dashi

Mirin

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat and set aside.

To prepare the duck, trim off excess fat from the duck breasts.

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Duck Breast

Whole Duck

Cut crisscross notches about 1/8 inch deep into the duck’s skin, so the skin doesn’t shrink when cooking and the layer of fat under the skin renders easier. Season the duck with salt on both sides.

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Whole Duck

Salt

Preheat a dry skillet over medium heat.

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Frying Pan

Lay the duck breasts in the skillet, skin side down. Cook for about 2 minutes, until the skin browns and fat begins to render. Turn the duck, and reduce the heat to low. Cook for 3 more minutes and turn again, so the skin side is again down. Cook for 2 minutes and transfer the duck to a cutting board. The duck will be cooked rare.

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Duck Breast

Whole Duck

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Cutting Board

Frying Pan

Pour out the fat that has accumulated in the skillet and discard. Return the skillet to the heat.

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Frying Pan

Add the 1 1/2-inch pieces negi and cook for about 1 minute, until the negi caramelizes slightly.

Transfer to a plate.

Thinly slice the duck, and set aside.

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Whole Duck

To cook the soba, bring at least 3 quarts of unsalted water to a boil over high heat.

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Water

Add soba, making sure to pull off the plastic band from each serving. Swirl the noodles with chopsticks to separate them. Cook the noodles for 4 minutes.

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Pasta

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Chopsticks

Drain the soba in a colander. If not serving immediately, cool the soba under cold, running water and reheat just before eating by plunging the noodles into boiling water for 10 seconds, swirling constantly.

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Pasta

Water

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Colander

Add the duck slices and negi to the broth. Return the broth to a boil over medium heat. Turn off the heat.

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Broth

Whole Duck

Divide the soba noodles among 4 bowls. Use a ladle to pour the broth over the soba. Use chopsticks or tongs to pick up the duck slices and negi from the saucepan, and arrange them over the soba.

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Soba Noodles