Shrimp Soba Noodles with Lemon Sauce
Quick and easy shrimp soba noodles recipe with a tangy, spicy lemon sauce. Just 15 minutes to make, and perfect for a quick weeknight dinner.
Equipment
- Pot
Ingredients
- 2 bundle dried soba noodles or buckwheat noodles
- 10 shrimps peeled and deveined
- 1 green onion cut into thirds
- 2-3 ginger slices
- 1 tbsp cooking wine
Lemon Spicy Sauce
- 1-2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tbsp minced cilantro
- 1-2 chili pepper chopped
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- ½ cup water
- 1 lemon ½ for slices, ½ for juice
Instructions
- Cook the soba noodles according to the package instructions. Once cooked, rinse them under cold water and set them aside.
- Boil a pot of water. Add the green onion, ginger slices, and cooking wine. Cook the shrimps until they turn pink, which should take 2-3 minutes.
- Remove the shrimp from the pot and transfer them to icy water to tenderize them.
- In a separate bowl or airtight container, mix together the minced garlic, cilantro, chopped chili peppers, soy sauce, sesame oil, fish sauce, water, lemon slices, and lemon juice.
- Add the cooked shrimps to the sauce mixture. Cover with plastic wrap or lid and put into the fridge for at least 5-10 minutes to marinate and allow the flavors to meld together.
- Serve the soba noodles in bowls and top with marinated shrimps and lemon spicy sauce. Garnish with the marinated lemon slices,if desired.
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