SHIITAKE BOK CHOY SOBA NOODLE BOWL
Monday 01.20.14 
Oh gosh you guys, this noodle bowl. It's everything! And these shiitake mushrooms- salty, rich, such good texture and flavor. Trust me, you'll love this and be so happily surprised with how easy and good it is! I want to go on and on about it but the truth is that I'm watching the Bachelor as I type and as much as I want to wax on about noodles, THERE IS A GIRL CRYING IN A BATHROOM! Episode two!! And Juan Pablo. You know? So I should probably watch it, yes? Make this noodle bowl!!! xx- Sarah {more after the jump}
SHIITAKE BOK CHOY SOBA NOODLE BOWL
Serves 2-3
INGREDIENTS:
4 cups, washed and thinly sliced shiitake mushrooms
3 small/medium bok choy,
2 bunches of buckwheat soba Approximately 16 oz (*EDIT* please check the ingredient list to make sure it's gluten free!)
1/4 cup + 3 tablespoons gluten free tamari
1/8 cup mirin
2 tablespoons earth balance vegan butter
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
3 medium cloves of garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
sesame seeds to garnish
METHOD:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook noodles per package instructions, drain and rinse with warm water.
- While water is coming to a boil, prepare mushrooms, sauce and bok choy.
- In a large non stick sauté pan heat earth balance butter with 4 tablespoons tamari and add mushrooms. Give a quick stir to coat and then cook on high heat for 6 minutes (do your best to not stir the after the initial mix). Give them another stir and cook an additional two minutes. The should be brown, slightly crispy and a little caramelized. Set aside until noodles are prepared.
- For the sauce, combine mirin, garlic, ginger, sesame oil and 1 tablespoon of tamari.
- For the bok choy, trim off ends, wash thoroughly and dry.
- In a large wok combine noodles, sauce, bok choy and mushrooms. Cook over medium high heat until bok choy is wilted. Garnish with sesame seeds and serve immediately!
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Reader Comments (20)
oh my! This looks delicious!
This looks amazing!! Soba noodles used to be one of my favorite noodles!! Then I developed a wheat allergy and was really unclear about soba noodles and whether I could have them or not - one day I looked at one soba label ingredient list and it had wheat as the 2nd ingredient (buckwheat as the first) so I assumed all buckwheat noodles had a mix of the two. I need to look into whether I can have them or not! I didn't realize that they were GF! <3
This looks AMAZING! I love anything with mushrooms, so this is going on my list to cook ASAP! Thanks for sharing :)
Why does everything you cook always look so incredibly delicious? :)
I love your recipes!
xoxo Juliane
Absolutely lovely recipe!
oh my! this looks delightful! i may have to try it out, thank you so much for sharing!
I swear, every meal I end up making is some sort of asian-noodle dish. I'm always so drawn to them. And this one looks tasty! Thanks for the recipe! :)
Do you use toasted sesame oil? Looks fantastic!