Day: July 17, 2020

For those who love green tea, especially premium green tea with original aroma and flavor, to make drinks or desserts, the menu will be even more special and inviting. However, many people may wonder if matcha powder can be used for other things besides drinks and desserts????

If you think about it, in Japan, we often see many restaurants using matcha powder in their dishes. But we may have forgotten that in Thailand, there are very few savory green tea menus for sale, even though some restaurants use matcha powder imported from Japan. Using matcha powder in your dishes is definitely not too difficult. Plus, you can experience the original green tea. You don’t have to go all the way to Japan. You can make it yourself at home. You can also add it to your savory menu at cafes. “Homemade green tea soba noodles” that don’t have to go through the complicated factory process.

ingredient :

100 grams of all-purpose flour

100 grams of buckwheat flour

Water 200 grams

1 teaspoon matcha powder

Start by mixing buckwheat flour and all-purpose flour together. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl, add matcha powder, then gradually add water little by little while mixing with your hands. Knead the dough until it absorbs the water. Knead and fluff the dough until it feels like sand.

Add water until it is about ¼ of the total water. Then add the remaining water and knead until the dough forms a ball. Use your palm to knead the dough in the middle and fold the edges of the dough over to overlap. Continue to knead the dough in this way until it is soft (it leaves an dent when pressed). Then shape the dough into a ball.

Sprinkle a little flour on a board, transfer our dough to place, use your palm to press the dough to expand, then use a rolling pin to roll the dough into a square about 0.2 mm thick, sprinkle flour all over, fold the dough to seal together, then use a knife to cut into small strips, mix the noodles with flour all over again, wrap with tissue paper, put in a sealed container or put in a plastic bag and squeeze out all the air, store in the refrigerator for about 1-2 days.

To boil noodles, place a pot of water over medium heat until it boils. Add the carefully cut soba noodles and boil for about 1 minute. Remove and soak in a bowl of cold water for 20 seconds. Remove and drain. Freshly boiled soba noodles must be eaten immediately; do not leave them for too long, as the noodles will absorb water, making them soggy and mushy.

…………………..Now that we have a method for making green tea soba noodles, let’s see what other dishes green tea soba noodles can be used for.

Start with cold green tea soba , which Japanese people often eat with wasabi, soba sauce, about 50 ml., shredded seaweed sheets, chopped Japanese onions. Some people eat it with tempura shrimp or fried tempura powder. It is popular in the summer to add freshness and cool down.

In addition to cold soba, matcha soba can also be used in many other dishes, such as:

Ginger Miso Soup With Green Tea Soba Noodles

Let’s Cook: 1 tbsp finely ground ginger + 6 cups water + ¼ cup tamarind juice, pour together in a pot, boil over low heat for about 10 minutes, then add ¼ cup miso, boil for another 3 minutes, do not let it boil too much because when serving, customers will be able to sip the soup without burning their mouths.

Serve ! In the serving bowl, there is matcha soba, 1 boiled egg, not too hard because the egg will be too dry, and grilled shiitake mushrooms & broccoli, the amount as desired. Garnish with sliced tchow mai and Japanese onion, the amount as desired. Sprinkle with a little black sesame on top.

Let’s continue with another menu:

Green Tea Sesame Soba Noodles With Stir Fried Tofu

Let’s Cook: Preheat oven to 180c. Cut tofu into 1.5cm cubes. Place on a baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes. Then blanch green tea soba noodles and set aside. Stir-fry 1 tbsp sesame oil + 2 tsp grated ginger + ½ tsp vinegar. Stir-fry over medium heat until fragrant. Then add the baked tofu to the pan. Add 1 tbsp soy sauce + ½ tbsp wasabi + 2 tsp miso. Stir-fry until well combined. Turn off the heat.

Serve ! Place the stir-fried tofu in a bowl with the pre-boiled matcha soba noodles. Sprinkle with white sesame seeds and it’s done.

But if anyone wants to switch to using regular soba noodles but eat it with green tea sauce, try using this recipe instead.

Matcha Soba With Spicy Tofu Nuggets

Let’s Cook: Start by adding 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil over medium heat. Add in the desired amount of finely chopped onion and 3 cloves of minced garlic. Stir-fry until fragrant, then pour into a blender. Add 1 cup of water, 2 tablespoons of maple syrup, 1½ teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of lime juice, 1 teaspoon of matcha powder, and ½ cup of raw cashew nuts. Blend until well blended.

Take the tofu, cut into cubes and fry in sesame oil until fragrant, the outside is slightly crispy.

Serve! Mix the green tea cream sauce with the boiled soba noodles and fried tofu. Sprinkle with chopped Japanese onions and a little white sesame seeds. Another dish is ready… Itadakimasu. Enjoy! 🙂

Source

https://foodie.sysco.com/recipes/matcha-soba-with-spicy-tofu-nuggets/

https://www.japancentre.com/en/recipes/1265-cold-green-tea-soba-noodles

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