Sesame Noodles

Sauce:

3 Tbs soba base

5 Tbs peanut oil

2 Tbs fish sauce

6 Tbs soy sauce

4 Tbs peanut butter

6 Tbs rice vinegar

1 cup sesame oil (dark)

1 Tbs salt

2 Tbs tabasco

4 Tbs ginger root (grated)

4 Tbs garlic clove (minced)

Mix:

3/4 cup coriander, minced

8 scallions sliced

20 ounces Japanese soba noodles 

Accompaniments:

1 snow pea

8 tablespoons lime juice

edamame

red bell pepper, chopped

coriander, minced

cucumber, sliced

Mix all sauce ingredients and then combine with a countertop or immersion blender.

Bring 4 quarts of unsalted water to a boil in a large pot, drop in the soba noodles and cook until to instructions (not more than 4 minutes, and not like spaghetti where you start counting once the water returns to a boil. 4 minutes from when you drop the noodle in boiing water). If you cannot find soba noodles thin spaghetti will do though they will not be as absorbent.

When done toss into a cold water bath . Scrub gently with your hands and change water when cloudy. repeat process until water is clear. This could take 5 -6 rinsings

Drain, toss in mixing bowl with prepared mixture, coriander and scallions and refrigerate at least 4 hours until serving time. 

Toast sesame seeds on a cookie sheet in 350 degree oven for 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle on top of noodles with lime juice and serve. 

Add on the side the chopped red pepper, edamame, english cucumber, snow peas, additional chopped coriander and lime wedges.

Noodles sans toppings.
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