Spicy Pork Maze Soba
Tangled, crispy soba noodles tossed with tender ground pork in a garlicky chili-soy sauce. Finish with a raw egg yolk for richness — perfect weeknight dinner in under 20 minutes.
- Total time
- 18 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 520
- Protein
- 28g

Ingredients
- 6 oz soba noodles (buckwheat)
- 8 oz ground pork
- 2.5 tbsp soy sauce
- 1.5 tbsp chili oil or rayu
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 whole egg yolk
Instructions
- 1
Boil soba in salted water until just al dente, about 4 minutes. Drain well.
- 2
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add pork and cook, breaking into small pieces, until no pink remains, ~5 minutes.
- 3
Add minced garlic to the pork. Stir constantly for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- 4
Add cooked soba, soy sauce, and chili oil to the skillet. Toss vigorously for 2 minutes until noodles are golden and crispy in spots.
- 5
Divide noodles between two bowls. Top each with one raw egg yolk.
- 6
Serve immediately. Mix the yolk into hot noodles at the table.
Tools you’ll need
- pot for boiling
- colander
- 12-inch skillet
- wooden spoon or tongs
- two bowls
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