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Duck and sea scallop soba noodles

Duck and sea scallop soba noodles

Serves 4



2 (250gm each)   duck breasts
270 gm   soba noodles
6   green onions, thinly sliced
1 tbsp   sesame oil
2 tbsp   sesame seeds, toasted
1½ cups   soba sauce (see note)
1 tbsp   peanut oil
12   sea scallops
To serve:   furikake (see note)


1 Place duck breasts, skin-side down, in a non-stick frying pan over low-medium heat and cook for 4 minutes or until golden and crisp. Turn and cook for another 5 minutes or until medium-rare. Remove to a plate, cover loosely with foil and stand for 5 minutes, then thinly slice.
2 Cook soba noodles in a large saucepan of boiling salted water for 4 minutes or until tender. Drain, rinse under cold running water until cool, and drain well. Place noodles, green onions, sesame oil, sesame seeds and soba sauce in a large bowl and combine well.
3 Heat peanut oil in a small frying pan, add scallops and cook over high heat for 1 minute each side, or until golden.
4 Divide noodle mixture among bowls, top with sliced duck breasts, then place scallops around edge, scatter with furikake and serve immediately.

Note Soba sauce is a refined soy sauce seasoned with bonito flakes. Furikake is a Japanese seasoning mix of bonito flakes and nori. Both are available from Japanese food stores.

Drink Suggestion A perfumed but dry white such as an albariño or viognier.

RECIPE Rodney Dunn PHOTOGRAPHY William Meppem STYLING Rodney Dunn


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