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Kake Soba (Authentic Japanese Soba Noodle Soup)

Published: Nov 18, 2023 · Auther: Juri Austin· 4 Comments

4.84 from 6 votes
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Craving a homemade Kake Soba recipe? Making this Japanese favorite is a breeze with my simple steps. Treat yourself to a delightful bowl of noodle soup right in your home!

a bowl of soba noodle soup with chopsticks.

Kake Soba is the simplest noodle dish made by pouring hot savory broth over boiled soba noodles and adding toppings. It's a popular quick lunch menu for the on-the-go. I'll walk you through the simple process, from selecting ingredients to the finishing touch, so you can easily enjoy it at home!

    This recipe is for you if:
  • You love Japanese soba noodles.
  • You want to make simple soba noodle soup.
  • You are looking for kake soba recipe.

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  • About This Recipe
  • 📋 Ingredients
  • 🔪Instructions
  • Helpful tips
  • Topping Variations
  • Thanks For Stopping By!
  • 📖 Recipe
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About This Recipe

  • Authentic Japanese soba noodle recipe
  • Use homemade mentsuyu
  • Vegan adaptable
  • Variations for the toppings

📋 Ingredients

Here are the ingredients (amounts are in the recipe card below).

ingredients for soba noodle soup.
  • Soba noodles - Soba noodles are popular Japanese noodles made by kneading buckwheat flour with water, stretching it out thinly, and cutting it into thin strips. Dried, fresh, or frozen soba noodles are available at grocery stores. I use fresh soba noodles in this recipe.
  • Mentusyu is an authentic noodle soup made from scratch with katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes), kombu (kelp), mirin, and soy sauce. See this homemade mentsuyu recipe. If you're looking to save time, you can pick up store-bought mentsuyu at your local Japanese grocery store.
  • Scallion and dried wakame seaweed for the toppings. If you want to explore the variations, check out the topping section and find more options!

🔪Instructions

Let's go over how to make this kake soba noodle soup. 

How to make kake soba soup step by step.

1. Place the dried wakame in a small bowl and let it soak for about 5 minutes. Drain the seaweed completely. Finely chop the scallion.

How to make kake soba soup step by step.

2. Put mentsuyu and water in a medium saucepan and warm it up.

How to make kake soba soup step by step.

3. While warming the soup, add the soba noodles to a separate pot of boiling water and cook according to the package instructions. Stir the noodles with chopsticks to separate them while cooking.

How to make kake soba soup step by step.

4. Drain using a strainer and quickly rinse under running cold water to remove the extra starch.

How to make kake soba soup step by step.

5. Serve the drained noodles in a bowl.

How to make kake soba soup step by step.

6. Pour the soup, and place the scallions and wakame on top.

Serve

Kake Soba (Japanese Simple Soba Noodle Soup)

Here you go! Once it's served, please eat immediately. Otherwise, the soba noodles soak up the soup and become soggy. If you like a little spice, sprinkle with shichimi togarashi (Japanese spice blend) and enjoy!

Helpful tips

  • Adjusting Soup Seasoning: If your noodle soup is too salty, you can balance it by diluting it with water. Conversely, if it's too mild, add more mentsuyu to enhance the flavor.
  • Soba noodles typically take a couple of minutes to cook frozen noodles and around 10 minutes or more for dried or fresh noodles. The cooking time can vary depending on the type and brand of soba noodles, so please follow the package directions.

Topping Variations

Toppings for Kake Soba (Japanese Simple Soba Noodle Soup)

This is the fun part! Various ingredients go well with Kake soba. I have listed the classic and popular toppings that are easy to prepare.

  • Green onions or Scallion
  • Wakame Seaweed
  • Kamaboko fish cake - A type of fish cake.
  • Onsen Tamago - A half-boiled egg. Place eggs in boiled water and leave for 15-20 minutes to cook slowly.
  • Agedama (tenkasu) - Pieces of tempura batter.
  • Spinach - Boil for 1 minute.
  • Tororo Kombu - Flakes of kombu seaweed.
  • Aburaage - Thin deep-fried tofu. Bake on both sides with a toaster to make it crispy.

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Chef JA Cooks is a Japanese food blog that shares simple and healthy Japanese home cooking recipes, including vegan and vegetarian. From traditional Japanese recipes to modern recipes with step-by-step instructions.

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📖 Recipe

Kake soba noodle soup served in a bowl.

Kake Soba (Authentic Japanese Soba Noodle Soup)

4.84 from 6 votes
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Prep: 10 minutes minutes
Cook: 10 minutes minutes
Total: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Author: Juri Austin
Craving a homemade Kake Soba recipe? Making this Japanese favorite is a breeze with my simple steps. Treat yourself to a delightful bowl of noodle soup right in your home!

Equipment

  • 1 Medium saucepan 18 cm/7 inches
  • 1 Strainer
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Ingredients
  

  • 2 servings Soba Noodles
  • 1 tablespoon Dried Wakame Seaweed
  • ¼ Scallion
  • 600 ml Homemade Mentsuyu
  • 200 ml Water

Instructions

  • Prepare the toppings: Place the dried wakame in a small bowl and let it soak for about 5 minutes. Drain the seaweed completely. Finely chop the scallion.
  • Make the soba soup: Put mentsuyu and water in a mediium saucepan and warm it up.
  • Boil the soba noodles: While warming the soup, add the soba noodles to a separate pot of boiling water and cook according to the package instructions. Stir the noodles with chopsticks to separate them while cooking.
  • Drain the noodles: Drain using a strainer and quickly rinse under running cold water to remove the extra starch.
  • Serve: Serve the drained noodles in a bowl, pour the soup, and place the scallions and wakame on top.

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Notes

  • If your noodle soup is too salty, you can balance it by diluting it with water. Conversely, if it's too mild, add more mentsuyu to enhance the flavor.
  • Soba noodles typically take a couple of minutes to cook frozen noodles and around 10 minutes or more for dried or fresh noodles. The cooking time can vary depending on the type and brand of soba noodles, so please follow the package directions.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 383kcal | Carbohydrates: 72.3g | Protein: 22.4g
Course: Noodles
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: kake soba, soba noodle soup
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  1. Laura

    February 19, 2023 at 2:33 am

    5 stars
    Delicious flavored broth. Best basic Japanese Ramen recipe I have found.

    Reply
    • JURI

      February 19, 2023 at 3:53 am

      Thanks for your comment, Laura! I'm glad you love the recipe!

      Reply
  2. Wayne

    December 09, 2021 at 6:00 am

    4 stars
    Thank you Chef Ja, my first visit to your website. I found your recipe very useful especially suggestions for condiments.

    Yoroshiku, Wayne

    Reply
    • JURI

      December 10, 2021 at 3:28 am

      Thank you for visiting! Glad you like the recipe.

      Reply

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