Soba Noodle Soup With Roast Pork and Bok Choy

Submitted by lazyme

"From Gourmet magazine, this sounds really good."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 12
• 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.