Spicy Garlic Soba Noodles With Bok Choy Food

SPICY GARLIC SOBA NOODLES WITH BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Prepare the sauce by combining soy sauce, tahini, sriracha, chili garlic sauce, rice wine vinegar, and 1 tbsp sesame oil in a bowl. Stir to combine and set aside.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add soba noodles and cook according to package instructions. When done cooking, drain and rinse with cold water.
• While the noodles are being prepared, heat some sesame oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add bok choy to the pan with a dash of soy sauce and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Cook for a few minutes, flipping often, until bok choy begins to wilt. Remove from the pan.*
• Place the pan back on the stove over medium heat and add some sesame oil to the pan. Add garlic and the whites of the onions and cook for 30 seconds.
• Pour half of the sauce into the pan followed by the bean sprouts and heat for 30 seconds.
• Lower heat and add the noodles and remaining sauce to the pan and toss until combined. Add bok choy back to the pan and allow it to heat through. Serve noodles topped with green onion, cilantro, peanuts and red pepper flakes.

SOBA NOODLE SOUP WITH ROAST PORK AND BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a small bowl stir together hoisin, sugar, five-spice powder, and 1 teaspoon soy sauce.
• 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.
• Let pork stand on a cutting board 15 minutes.
• Cut pork crosswise into thin slices and halve slices diagonally.
• 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.
• Remove pan from heat and steep broth, covered, 30 minutes.
• Pour broth through a sieve into another large saucepan.
• While broth is steeping, in a 5-quart kettle bring 3 1/2 quarts salted water to a boil and add noodles.
• When water returns to boil add 1 cup cold water and bring to boil again.
• Repeat procedure and simmer noodles 5 minutes, or until just tender.
• In a colander drain noodles and rinse under cold water.
• Drain noodles well and divide among 4 large soup bowls.
• Bring broth to a boil.
• Cut bok choy crosswise into 3/4-inch slices and add to broth.
• Simmer mixture 2 minutes, or until bok choy is crisp-tender.
• Divide pork, bok choy, and broth among bowls.