Soba with shrimps and vegetables

Buckwheat noodles are a very common base for many Asian dishes. One of the popular options for its preparation is soba with shrimp. Tender meat is perfectly combined with hearty noodles, and juicy vegetables, spices and spicy teriyaki sauce complement the taste of the dish and make it original and exotic. Therefore, today we want to tell you how to cook buckwheat noodles with shrimp. We will share  all the secrets of creating this dish with you so that you get a perfect result from the first time!

The ingredients for buckwheat noodles with shrimp and vegetables

Buckwheat noodles with shrimp and vegetables is a very tasty dish, but before you start cooking, you need to buy everything you need. For two portions we will need:

• 400 g — Katana buckwheat noodles;
• 50 g — sweet pepper;
• 50 g — mushrooms;
• 100 g — shrimps;
• 60 g — blue onion;
• 6 g — garlic;
• 6 g — ginger root;
• 5 g — dried black wood muer mushroom;
• 80 ml — Katana “Premium” soy sauce;
• 35 g — Katana unagi sauce;
• Oil for frying.

The preparation steps

Soba noodles with shrimp is not a very complicated dish. If you follow our instructions, you will definitely succeed!

1. Let’s prepare muer mushrooms: pour boiling water over them for ten minutes, then rinse and cut them into strips.
2. Prepare the noodles according to the recommendations on the package. After that, rinse with cold water and grease with oil.
3. Let’s prepare the shrimps: peel them from the shells, then fry them in a pan greased with oil until golden brown.
4. Cut the onion, pepper and mushrooms into strips and add them to the pan.
5. Peel the ginger and garlic, chop them and add them to the pan and continue to fry, stirring, over medium heat for about a minute.
6. Then put boiled noodles in a pan, season with soy sauce and unagi sauce. Simmer for another minute.
7. Now all that remains is to divide the noodles into two portions and serve them to the table. We recommend decorating it with greens, for example, parsley or cilantro — this way the dish will become even more bright and fragrant.

How to choose shrimp

Buckwheat noodles with shrimp is a dish that requires special attention to one of the main ingredients. That’s why we want to share with you the tried and true secrets of choosing shrimp.

1. There should not be a large amount of ice and snow in the package with the product — this will mean that the shrimps have been repeatedly thawed and frozen.
2. It is desirable that all shrimps in the package are of the same size and uniform grayish-brown color.
3. The tails of quality shrimp should be bent — a bent tail indicates that the product has not undergone heat treatment for too long. This is important because after catching shrimp, they should either be boiled within a few hours or immediately frozen, otherwise, they will start to spoil.
4. You should not take shrimps with dried shells, yellowish meat and black spots — these are old species. It is also worth returning the shrimps with black heads to the shelf — most likely, they were sick. If the heads are green, this only indicates a special way of eating, but if they are brown, the shrimp is pregnant and its meat is especially useful.

If you follow all our tips, you will have perfect buckwheat noodles with shrimp and teriyaki sauce. Why not make this delicious dish more often!