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Beef Soba Noodles with Green Beans

By:Nagi
Published:13 Mar '17Updated:16 Dec '20
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A seriously tasty bowl of noodle goodness! These Beef Soba Noodles are dressed with a fantastic dressing reminiscent of traditional Japanese soba sauce. Quick to make, you’ll have this on the table in just 15 minutes. Fantastic for hot summer nights or a midweek dinner option, and a great way to make a little bit of steak stretch further!

Beef Soba Noodles with chopsticks

Here’s the thing about Asian families (I’m betting we aren’t the only Asian family with this attitude!). When it comes to faux Asian food (modern / contemporary / fusion Asian), we are snobs. We love it when it’s done right. But there’s a line – and if it’s on the wrong side of that line, we turn our noses up at it.

So when I announced that I was going to make a “faux Asian beef soba” meal for a family dinner, the response was……well, underwhelming. Dubious is a fair word to describe their response.

In my family, we are each others greatest supporters and greatest critics in everything we do. We are always appreciative of effort, but we ain’t beating around the bush when it comes to food.

Too salty, not seasoned enough, the pasta’s not al dente, the Ragu isn’t rich enough, the roast potatoes could be crunchier, I’m the Roast Beef Queen, you’re the Pasta King, you’re the Queen of Salads….and so on.

Tough crowd!!! But it’s always said in good jest and we are always very complimentary as well. We like to say it’s constructive feedback. And we all give it as good as we get!

As for their response to this Beef Soba Noodle Bowl? They were shocked. Shocked at how good it is!!!

Sauce being poured over Beef Soba Noodle Bowls

So as you can imagine, I was gloating away, grinning smugly as everyone scoffed it down. (Yes, we relish our victories, yes we are all that immature). SCORED!

PS Just to assure you, none of us are like this in real life outside of family dinners!!!

This has long since been my favourite way to serve up beef and soba. Actually, it’s the only beef and soba recipe I make.

In typical Asian form, one of the things I really like about this recipe is that you only need a small amount of beef. Very different approach to the Western way of cooking huge slabs of steak the size of my head (which, to be clear, I enjoy just as much as this Beef Soba Noodle Bowl!).

For this recipe I’ve used a very familiar cut – rump steak. It’s probably the steak cut I use the most because it’s great value for the quality you get. A quick sear, few minutes of resting then you have a beautiful tender, juicy steak to dig in to. YUM!

Medium-rare sliced beef for Beef Soba Noodles

The dressing for this Beef Soba Noodle Bowl is really lovely, it reminds me of the sauce for traditional Japanese Soba but it has a stronger flavour so it’s more similar to a salad dressing rather than a Japanese soba dipping sauce. If you are after a traditional Japanese Soba recipe, my mother has shared her Zaru Soba recipe (traditional Cold Soba Noodles) – the ultimate hot weather noodle dish!

With just a wee bit of multi tasking, this is a super quick dinner you can get on the table in 15 minutes. Just get the water boiling while you cook the steak, then while the steak is resting, make the dressing and cook the soba and beans.

See? Totally manageable. And just to really show you how simple this is, there’s a quick recipe video below. 🙂 Nagi xx

Beef Soba Noodles with chopsticks

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Beef Soba Noodles with chopsticks

Beef Soba Noodle Bowl with Green Beans

Author: Nagi@RecipeTinEats
Prep: 5 minutes mins
Cook: 10 minutes mins
Total: 15 minutes mins
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Asian
5 from 50 votes
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A fusion Japanese soba noodle dish with an amazing dressing that matches perfectly with the juicy steak slices and for slurping up the soba noodles. Fantastic quick meal for hot summer nights!

Ingredients

Dressing

  • 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce, light or ordinary (Note 1)
  • 2 1/2 tbsp peanut oil
  • 3 tbsp rice vinegar (Note 2)
  • 1 tbsp mirin (Note 3)
  • 2 tsp brown sugar
  • 2 tsp ginger, minced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced

Steak

  • 200g/7 oz rump or sirloin beef steak, excess fat trimmed (Note 4)
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • 6oz/180g soba (Note 5)
  • 6oz/200g green beans, trimmed
  • 1 scallion/shallot, finely sliced
  • 1 tbsp crispy Asian Shallots (Note 6)

Instructions

  • Take the steak out of the fridge 30 minutes prior to cooking (or 15 minutes if it's a stinking hot summer day).
  • Combine dressing ingredients in a jar and shake.
  • Heat the oil in a skillet over high heat until smoking, then cook the steak to your liking. I like mine medium rare - perfect for absorbing the flavours of the delicious dressing - so I cook this rump steak for 2 minutes on the first side and 1 minute 45 seconds on the second side. 
  • Transfer to a plate and loosely cover with foil. Rest for 5 minutes, then slice into fairly thin slices against the grain (i.e. find the direction of the fibres then cut at a 90 degree angle straight through them).
  • Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to boil. Cook the soba according to packet instructions (usually 5 minutes). For the last 1 minute of cooking, add the green beans.
  • Drain the noodles and beans and rinse under cold water to stop them from cooking further and to cool the noodles. Roughly separate beans from noodles.
  • To serve, divide the noodles between 2 bowls, top with the beans then the steak slices. Drizzle with the dressing (over the steak and noodles), then garnish with shallot slices and Crispy Asian Shallots.

Recipe Notes:

1. I use Kikkoman soy sauce, which is an all purpose soy sauce. You can also use light soy sauce. Dark soy sauce is not suitable - flavour is way too strong.
2. Rice vinegar can be substituted with white wine vinegar (same amount) or normal white vinegar but reduce to 1½ tbsp. 
3. Mirin is a sweetened Japanese rice wine which is now readily available throughout Australia even at supermarkets. If you cannot consume alcohol, this can be substituted with 1 tsp honey and 2 tsp white wine vinegar.
4. This can be made with any quick grilling cut of beef. I like making this with rump and sirloin.
5. In Australia, soba noodles come in 9oz/270g packets and come bundled in 3oz/90g bundles (1 serving).
6. Crispy Asian Shallots (deep fried salted slices of shallots) really are the perfect finish for this dish, they provide texture and flavour. They can be purchased from Asian grocery stores or the Asian section of most major supermarkets in Australia. They are addictive and I put them on many things - like into salads
7. The majority of the calories in this recipe are from the soba noodles. 3oz/90g dried soba is quite a generous serving. 
8. Inspired by a recipe by Anna Gare, an Australian TV cook. I can't remember the source, possibly I wrote the recipe down while watching one of her shows!
9. Beef Soba Noodle Bowl nutrition per serving.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 342gCalories: 702cal (35%)
Did you make this recipe?I love hearing how you went with my recipes! Tag me on Instagram at @recipe_tin.

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Today’s recipe is brought to you in partnership with You’re Better on Beef, celebrating Australian beef. Because Aussie beef rocks, it’s perfect for super quick dinners and we should eat more of it!!

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87 Comments

  1. Kim says

    May 13, 2023 at 4:00 am

    5 stars
    This was really good. Light dinner, easy to make with so much flavour. We eat soba with tsuyu often in the summer but this brings it to another level. Thank you Nagi for another wonderful recipe.

    Reply
  2. Dee says

    May 3, 2023 at 7:05 pm

    5 stars
    This was a winner! I’m not very confident with cooking steak but I followed the instructions and it turned out beautifully, something the whole family enjoyed. Thanks Nagi.

    Reply
  3. Sheri Keating says

    April 26, 2023 at 2:38 am

    Can I substitute another oil for the peanut oil?

    Reply
  4. Jemma says

    March 16, 2023 at 9:43 am

    5 stars
    I first made this to use up leftover soba noodles and now I always have soba noodles in the pantry, just so that I can always make this recipe. It’s amazing.

    Reply
  5. Samar Shahid says

    September 28, 2022 at 10:32 pm

    Hey
    I’d love to try this but I don’t have white wine vinegar. Can I use an alternate?

    Reply
  6. Esther says

    March 21, 2022 at 2:33 pm

    I usually make something similar to this recipe since discovering it a few months back, but I use soba or somen sauce in place. Thanks for sharing your food with the world!

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      March 21, 2022 at 6:28 pm

      I am so glad you enjoyed it Esther! N x

      Reply
  7. Sandra Robbins says

    December 15, 2021 at 9:52 pm

    5 stars
    Made this tonight for dinner. Fabulous. Just so easy. Thank you.

    Reply
  8. Bernadette Leonhardt says

    December 12, 2021 at 8:47 pm

    Another silly question. Can you use other noodles or does soba have a particular taste

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      December 13, 2021 at 8:57 am

      Soba does have a sort of nuttiness to it as it contains buckwheat and is a different texture to other noodles. N x

      Reply
  9. alimak says

    November 29, 2021 at 5:44 pm

    5 stars
    oh, dear lord!! Why did I wait so long before trying this? I’m in heaven!

    Reply
  10. AJ says

    November 10, 2021 at 8:14 am

    5 stars
    I’ve been slowly making my way through all your recipes. From someone who could not cook 1 year ago, you have made me look good in front of my family with each meal a bigger hit than the last. Thank you Nagi!

    Reply
  11. Paula says

    September 28, 2021 at 8:02 pm

    Hi Nagi,

    Thinking of making this next week as I have soba noodles. Was just wondering if I can replace the rice vinegar with sake? We have a small pantry space and as it is, it’s already full of sauces so don’t want to keep on adding more to it. ☺️

    Reply
  12. Grace says

    September 13, 2021 at 3:49 pm

    5 stars
    Husband says, “This is my new favourite dish!”

    The sauce is balanced. The dish is filling but not heavy – really quick and easy to make too!!

    Reply
  13. Dee says

    June 9, 2021 at 6:57 am

    Fantastic!! Great taste combo. Served with thick cut shiitake/negi stir-fry as no beans…

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      June 9, 2021 at 10:57 am

      Sounds perfect Dee!! N x

      Reply
  14. Heather says

    May 12, 2021 at 3:43 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious and super fast. I will definitely make it again. Thanks for another great recipe Nagi.

    Reply
  15. Grace says

    February 13, 2021 at 4:11 pm

    5 stars
    I tried this, yum. Will do again.

    Just a quick question. I have a visitor coming soon and he says he loves noodles for breakfast. Can you suggest something I could cook for him please. Thank you

    Reply
  16. lavinia says

    February 10, 2021 at 4:23 pm

    Delicious, and I only had minute steaks.

    Reply
  17. Raymond says

    January 14, 2021 at 3:33 pm

    5 stars
    Hey Nagi. I was wondering what would you think about, say… jazzing up the steak a bit with salt pepper, and maybe a bit of garlic when it’s in the pan?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      January 14, 2021 at 4:04 pm

      Hi Raymond, I find the recipe great as is – the flavour really is in the sauce that dresses the salad 🙂 N x

      Reply
  18. Camille says

    September 7, 2020 at 8:06 pm

    5 stars
    We have a peanut allergy (and no other oil handy!) so just used olive oil. Yum! This is a keeper.

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      September 8, 2020 at 12:42 pm

      I’m so glad you loved it Camille, that’s great to hear!! N x

      Reply
  19. Ceecee says

    July 21, 2020 at 9:51 pm

    Hi nagi! Can I replace the peanut oil with sesame oil? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      July 22, 2020 at 11:38 am

      Hi Ceecee, I wouldn’t replace the whole amount as it will overpower the dressing, you could certainly add a teaspoon though for flavour. N x

      Reply
  20. Cristy Raad says

    July 4, 2020 at 5:11 am

    5 stars
    I have made this recipe with my 11 years old boy as we were looking for a Japanese inspired dish to cook noodles with steak. We used Welsh picahna and it was cooked beautiful! We used the veg I had in the fridge. Posted the pic @cristyraad

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