Soba With Grilled Asparagus And Sea Scallops With Sweet Miso Sauce

Serves: 2

Floy Nolan

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

47

Sweetness

52

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 tbsps

Sugar

1 cup

Sake

3 tbsps

Mirin

2 tbsps

Rice Vinegar

1 cup

White Miso

Directions:

1

In a bowl, whisk together the sugar, sake, mirin, and rice vinegar until the sugar is completely dissolved

2

Add the white miso, ginger, and 1 tablespoon of the oil and whisk until well combined

3

Set the miso glaze aside

4

Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat and cook the noodles until tender yet firm, about 3 minutes

5

Drain, shock under cold running water, and drain again

6

Heat a well-oiled grill pan over medium heat

7

Brush the asparagus and scallops with all or most of the remaining 3 tablespoons of oil and season with salt and pepper to taste

8

Grill the asparagus first until just tender, 3 to 5 minutes total, rolling them about to heat them evenly all around

9

Divide and top each noodle serving with asparagus

10

Grill the scallops in the same pan until cooked through and crisp on each side, about 2 minutes per side

11

Divide the scallops among the servings of noodles, and spoon some miso glaze over each

12

Serve garnished with toasted walnuts

13

In a bowl, whisk together the sugar, sake, mirin, and rice vinegar until the sugar is completely dissolved

14

Add the white miso, ginger, and 1 tablespoon of the oil and whisk until well combined

15

Set the miso glaze aside

16

Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat and cook the noodles until tender yet firm, about 3 minutes

17

Drain, shock under cold running water, and drain again

18

Heat a well-oiled grill pan over medium heat

19

Brush the asparagus and scallops with all or most of the remaining 3 tablespoons of oil and season with salt and pepper to taste

20

Grill the asparagus first until just tender, 3 to 5 minutes total, rolling them about to heat them evenly all around

21

Divide and top each noodle serving with asparagus

22

Grill the scallops in the same pan until cooked through and crisp on each side, about 2 minutes per side

23

Divide the scallops among the servings of noodles, and spoon some miso glaze over each

24

Serve garnished with toasted walnuts