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Soba Noodles with Scallops in Wine Sauce | Playful Cooking

Soba Noodle with Scallop in Wine Sauce

Kankana Saxena
A gourmet noodle dish. The nutty flavored soba noodle with the tomato wine sauce and soft scallop bite in between makes it a delightful meal.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 0

Ingredients
 

for the sauce

  • ½ medium onion (finely chopped)
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 2 cups tomato puree
  • ¼ cup white or red wine of your choice
  • 1 teaspoon chili flakes
  • 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • salt to taste

rest of the ingredients

  • 6 ounce soba noodle
  • ½ pound mini scallops
  • 2 red chilies (thinly sliced (optional))
  • fresh cilantro (chopped for garnish)
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • In a saucepan, heat some oil and sauté chopped onion along with garlic. Don’t let it turn brown. Add tomato puree, chili flakes, salt, freshly cracked black pepper and give it a mix. Add wine, bring the heat to medium low and let it simmer for about 15 minutes, until the sauce has reduced and the flavor has infused.
  • In the mean time, heat a pan with one tablespoon oil and fry the scallops, about 2 minutes one ach side.
  • Once done, add fried scallop to the saucepan with tomato wine sauce along with diced red chilies and give it a mix.
  • Cover the saucepan and cook for one more minute. Switch off the heat and keep it aside.
  • Once you are ready to serve, boil the noodle as per the instructions mentioned in the package.
  • Pour the mini scallops with wine sauce in a big salad bowl. Once the noodles are done which should take about 4 minutes, drain the noodles and add it to the same salad bowl. Give it a toss to mix everything.
  • Sprinkle chopped cilantro, drizzle a little bit of lemon juice and serve warm.

Notes

  • Make a vegetarian version by substituting scallops with pan fried tofu.
  • Wine makes the sauce taste rich but if you don't like wine, you can avoid it and add vinegar instead.
  • The mini scallops in tomato wine sauce can be made in advance and they taste even better the next day. It works great with crusty bread on the side.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Servings