How long does it take to make Tanghoon Noodle Soup with Buckwheat Microgreens?
This recipe takes approximately 25 min total.
25 min
· Serves 2
· Updated March 16, 2026
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Buckwheat microgreens are best added fresh as a finishing ingredient. Glass noodles in a savory chicken-anchovy broth topped with a soft egg and buckwheat microgreens stirred in off the heat.
This recipe takes approximately 25 min total.
Buckwheat microgreens work best as a fresh finishing ingredient, adding color, texture, and a just-cut flavor that stands out right before serving.
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1/2 lb tang hoon (glass/mung bean noodles), soaked in hot water to soften
4 cups chicken and ikan bilis (dried anchovy) stock
4 shallots, thinly sliced
5–6 garlic cloves, minced
1 egg per person
1–2 cups buckwheat microgreens
Shredded cooked chicken (optional)
Coconut oil, for frying
White pepper, salt, and soy sauce, to taste
Heat coconut oil in a pot over medium-high. Fry shallots and garlic until fragrant and golden.
Pour in stock and bring to a boil.
Add softened tang hoon noodles to the boiling broth.
Crack eggs directly into the simmering broth; let cook gently for 3–4 minutes without stirring.
Season with salt, white pepper, and soy sauce.
Turn off heat. Ladle into bowls and stir in buckwheat microgreens and shredded chicken (if using) at the table — residual heat gently wilts them.
Serve immediately.
Buckwheat microgreens are grown from Fagopyrum esculentum seed and cut young for a mild, lemony green with a tender stem. Research interest centres on the flavonoids rutin and quercetin, which rise sharply as the seed germinates. Most published work measures sprouts rather than tray-grown microgreens, so figures should be read as indicative of the germinating plant rather than of a specific harvest.
• Buckwheat is a recognised dietary source of the flavonoid rutin, and germination has been shown to raise rutin and quercetin levels well above those of the ungerminated seed.
moderate evidence• Published measurements are largely from sprouts rather than tray-grown microgreens, and values vary with cultivar, germination time, and growing conditions.
strong evidence• Buckwheat is not a cereal and contains no gluten, though shared handling and milling can introduce cross-contact.
strong evidence1. Analysis of Phenolic Compounds in Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) Sprouts Modified with Probiotic Yeast — Molecules, 2022
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