Beef Soba Noodle Bowl with Green Beans

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.