Soba Noodle Soup With Roast Pork and Bok Choy

From Gourmet magazine, this sounds really good.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon hoisin sauce
• 1  tablespoon sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons five-spice powder
• 1  tablespoon soy sauce
• 1  teaspoon soy sauce
• 3⁄4 lb  pork loin, boneless
• 8  cups chicken broth
• 6  slices gingerroot, 1/8-inch thick
• 3  star anise
• 2  large garlic cloves
• 1⁄2 lb  soba noodles, dried
• 1⁄2 lb bok choy

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In a small bowl stir together hoisin, sugar, five-spice powder, and 1 teaspoon soy sauce.
3. In a small glass baking dish brush pork with hoisin mixture and roast in middle of oven 40 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted in center registers 160.
4. Let pork stand on a cutting board 15 minutes.
5. Cut pork crosswise into thin slices and halve slices diagonally.
6. In a large saucepan skim any fat from surface of broth and bring broth to a boil with gingerroot, star anise, garlic, and remaining tablespoon soy sauce.
7. Remove pan from heat and steep broth, covered, 30 minutes.
8. Pour broth through a sieve into another large saucepan.
9. While broth is steeping, in a 5-quart kettle bring 3 1/2 quarts salted water to a boil and add noodles.
10. When water returns to boil add 1 cup cold water and bring to boil again.
11. Repeat procedure and simmer noodles 5 minutes, or until just tender.
12. In a colander drain noodles and rinse under cold water.
13. Drain noodles well and divide among 4 large soup bowls.
14. Bring broth to a boil.
15. Cut bok choy crosswise into 3/4-inch slices and add to broth.
16. Simmer mixture 2 minutes, or until bok choy is crisp-tender.
17. Divide pork, bok choy, and broth among bowls.