Thai-style Soba Noodle Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup fish sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon tamarind paste
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon chili flakes
• salt
• 8 ounces buckwheat soba noodles
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 jalapeno, sliced and seeded
• 2 inches ginger, peeled and cut into thin strips
• 4 tablespoons chicken broth or 4 tablespoons water
• 1/2 lb shrimp

Recipe

• 1 mix the fish sauce, tamarind, soy sauce and chili flakes. this will form the sauce that will give the salad its flavor; allow time to mellow in the open air.
• 2 bring a pot of salted water to a boil and add the soba noodles; cook for 4 minutes (if not done, continue checking every 30 seconds); when the soba is just al dente, drain and spray with cold water; set in a colander to drain completely.
• 3 in a skillet with high sides, add the vegetable oil and let it get very hot over medium-high heat; add the jalapeno and sauté for 3 minutes; add the ginger and sauté for 30 seconds; add the broth and continue cooking the ginger and jalapenos until the broth is gone (evaporates).
• 4 next, put the shrimp in the skillet and cook for 2 minutes, or until they start to turn pink; pour in the sauce and continue to cook until the shrimp are completely cooked.
• 5 toss the noodles in the skillet; stir to coat and serve immediately.