Cold Soba Noodles with Jammy Eggs and Peas

Ingredients

• •½ cup shelled fresh peas (from about 8 oz. pods), pods reserved
• •1 to taste Kosher salt
• •1 whole serrano chile
• •¼ cup kimchi juice
• •3 Tbsp soy sauce
• •2 Tbsp unseasoned rice vinegar
• •1 tsp sugar
• •½ tsp grated peeled ginger
• •½ tsp toasted sesame oil
• •½ tsp chili oil
• •6 oz dried soba noodles
• •2 bunches small radishes
• •2 cups pea shoots and/or baby arugula
• •1 cup tatsoi or watercress
• •4 whole Jammy Soft-Boiled Eggs
• •2 whole scallions

Cooking Instructions

1. 1.

   Cook peas in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until tender, about 2 minutes. Drain; transfer to a bowl of ice water. Let cool; drain and set aside.

   5 min

2. 2.

   Bring pea pods and 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Reduce heat and simmer until pods are softened, 20-30 minutes. Drain through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl; discard solids. Cover and chill pea stock until cold, about 30 minutes. (This is a great way to make use of vegetable trimmings, but you can use store-bought vegetable broth instead.)

   60 min

3. 3.

   Whisk chile, kimchi juice, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, ginger, sesame oil, and 1/2 tsp. chili oil into pea stock. Set stock mixture aside.

   5 min

4. 4.

   Cook noodles in a pot of boiling salted water until tender. Drain and transfer to a bowl of ice water. Swish noodles around in the bowl with your hands to help them cool, then drain.

   15 min

5. 5.

   Add noodles to bowl with reserved stock mixture along with radishes, pea shoots, tatsoi, and reserved peas and toss gently to combine. Divide noodles, vegetables, and stock mixture among bowls; top with eggs and scallions and drizzle with a little chili oil.

   10 min