oh, napa cabbage....

sometimes i feel like i'm plagued by napa cabbage when it comes to the csa box. i like the stuff but i never seem to be able to eat the enormous quantities that come week after week. this recipe is the response to my desire to have a napa cabbage miso soup with soba noodles-totally made up on the spot.

and browsing through the blog today, it doesn't escape my attention that megan posted a startlingly similar recipe back in february. but i already took the photo so...

in a wok heat sesame oil on high
add 1/2 finely chopped onion
add diced tofu
add several cloves minced garlic and
thumb sized piece of ginger grated

add matchstick carrots
chopped mushrooms
coarsely chopped napa cabbage-throw the lid on.

cook till cabbage is wilty.

mix:
about a tbsp "better than bouillon" with a couple cups of water (boil or microwave till really hot so it's easy to mix with the water)
add a very generous spoonful of miso (i LOVE south river sweet brown rice) and stir together.
add to wok to make it all soupy

boil:
soba noodles about 5 minutes. add to wok after draining once everything else is done.

this requires cooking with a very cold beverage in your hand-beer is my personal preference. because it's WAY to hot to cook like this when it's 90 degrees out. but that napa cabbage isn't going to eat itself....and i can't eat slaw everyday.