Maze Soba with Crispy Pork
Buckwheat noodles tossed with tender pork, cold dipping broth, and crispy fried shallots. A TikTok-friendly take on the Japanese maze soba that's ready in under 25 minutes.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 485
- Protein
- 32g
Ingredients
- 10 oz pork tenderloin or thin-sliced pork
- 7 oz soba noodles (buckwheat)
- 3 tbsp mirin (sweet rice wine)
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 cup dashi stock or chicken broth
- ¼ cup fried shallots (crispy onions)
- 2 tbsp scallions (chopped)
- ½ sheet nori seaweed sheet (crumbled)
Instructions
- 1
Boil soba noodles in salted water until al dente, about 4 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water until chilled.
- 2
Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sear pork 2 minutes per side until cooked through and edges brown.
- 3
Slice pork into bite-size strips while still warm. Set aside.
- 4
Whisk together mirin, soy sauce, and dashi in a bowl. Chill the broth while noodles cool.
- 5
Divide chilled noodles between two bowls. Top with sliced pork, fried shallots, scallions, and nori.
- 6
Pour chilled dipping broth into separate small cups. Dip noodles and pork, then eat.
Tools you’ll need
- medium pot
- 12-inch skillet
- colander
- small bowl for whisking
- tongs
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