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Kansai-Style Dashi (Broth) Burdock Tempura Soba - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make Kansai-Style Dashi (Broth) Burdock Tempura Soba.
We deep-fried burdock root in tempura clustered with vegetables and/or seafood (kakiage) style and served it with warm soba noodles. The umami flavor and the texture of burdock root go well with the light Kansai-style dashi (broth). If you slice burdock root thinly, you can enjoy the crunchy texture. You can also enjoy it in udon noodles, so please try it out and we hope you like it.
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Cook time

30 minutes

Ingredients
1 serving

  • Soba noodles
    100 g
  • Hot water
    as needed
  • Burdock Tempura
  • Burdock root
    1/2
  • Water
    as needed
  • Tempura flour
    2 tbsp
  • Water
    1 tbsp
  • Frying oil
    as needed
  • Dashi
  • Water
    300 ml
  • Light soy sauce
    1/2 tbsp
  • Cooking sake
    1/2 tbsp
  • Japanese style granulated soup stock
    1 tsp
  • Salt
    1 three finger pinch
  • Young green onion (Konegi)
    as needed
  • Cayenne pepper (powder)
    as needed

How to make

  1. Prepare. Scrape off the burdock root skin.
  2. 1. Thinly slice diagonally the burdock root. Put the burdock root in a bowl filled with water, leave it for about 10 minutes, then drain it in a strainer.
  3. 2. Boil water in a pot, boil the buckwheat noodles according to the instructions on the package, then rinse it under running water and drain it in a strainer.
  4. 3. Add the tempura flour and water to a bowl and lightly mix with some flour remains. Add Step 1 and mix thoroughly.
  5. 4. Pour 1-inch depth of frying oil into a pot, and heat to 180℃ (360°F). Add Step 3 and deep-fry for about 5 minutes until cooked through, then remove it and drain the oil.
  6. 5. Add the dashi soup ingredients to a pot over medium heat and bring it to a boil. Add Step 2, bring it to a boil, and remove it from the heat.
  7. 6. Transfer to a bowl, top Step 4, sprinkle young green onion (konegi) and cayenne pepper (powder), and it's ready to serve.

Tips for cooking

Boil it for the time indicated on the package to your desired hardness. For the burdock root, please adjust the deep-frying time according to the size.

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