Duck Soba Noodle Soup (Kamo Nanban)

Chef Masa

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Ingredients:

  • 270 g Hakubaku Organic Soba Noodles
  • 10 spring onion stalks
  • 2 duck breasts

Soup

  • 1 sheet dry kombu seaweed (10cm x 10cm square sheet)
  • 1400 ml water
  • 4 dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 100 ml soy sauce
  • 120 ml Obento Mirin
  • 40 ml Obento Cooking Sake
  • 50 g bonito flakes
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Method:

    1. Make base dashi stock by soaking kombu, water and shiitake mushrooms in a bowl overnight refrigerated.
    2. After soaking, pour base stock into the saucepan and remove the seaweed and mushrooms from the pot. Add in the dashi, soy sauce, mirin, cooking sake and bonito flakes and bring to boil. Take off the heat and leave for 15 minutes, then remove the bonito flakes.
    3. Cut the white section of the spring onions to 5cm length batons and gently char using a grill or torch. Julienne the green parts of the spring onions and place in an ice bath until it curls.
    4. In a cold fry pan, place in duck breast skin side down and cook on medium-high heat until skin is golden brown. Flip the duck breast and pan fry on the other side for 2 mins.
    5. Place duck breast onto an oven tray with skin side up, and cook in the oven for a further 5-6 mins.
    6. Once ready, wrap each duck breast with aluminium foil for a few mins. Once ready, slice the duck breasts.
    7. Prepare Hakubaku Organic Soba Noodles according to the pack instructions.
    8. Divide noodles into bowls, and pour over hot soup and place sliced duck breast on top. Garnish with charred spring onions and spring onion curls.