Minced Pork with Soba Noodles
Soba noodles topped with savory minced pork, shiitakes, shallots, sake and soy make a fast, deeply satisfying bowl.
Prep 10 min · Cook 10 min · Total 20 min · Makes 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Canola oil
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- 10 shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded, caps finely chopped
- 3 medium shallots, diced
- 3 tablespoons sake
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 stalks scallions, ends trimmed, and chopped
- 2 packages of soba
Directions
- Set a large wok or skillet over high heat and pour in the oil. Once the oil is shimmering, crumble in the pork, stirring as it cooks, until all the pink is gone, about 3 to 5 minutes. Lift the pork out with a slotted spoon and keep it nearby.
- Drop the mushrooms and shallots into the same pan. Toss them around and let them soften, about 3 to 5 minutes, easing back the heat if they seem close to scorching.
- Return the pork to the wok, then splash in the sake. Use a wooden spoon to scrape up the browned bits from the bottom; after the sake cooks away, stir in the soy sauce. Let it go for 1 minute, then take the pan off the heat.
- While that is happening, prepare the soba by following the package directions. Drain the noodles, but leave them unrinsed.
- Spoon the pork mixture over the noodles, and finish with scallions.