Minced Pork and Shiitake Soba Noodles
This dish of minced pork ladled over soba is comfort food at its best.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 12 ounces dried soba noodles
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 pound ground pork
- 8 to 10 fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded and finely chopped
- 3 to 4 medium shallots, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons sake
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 stalks scallions, chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
Prepare your noodles according to package instructions.
- 2
While your noodles are cooking, heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large sauté pan over high heat. Cook the ground pork, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink, about 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the pork and set aside.
- 3
Add the shiitakes and shallots and cook until they begin to turn golden brown, about 5 minutes. Return the pork to the pan. Add the sake, wait a minute while the alcohol loosens the nice pork drippings on the pan, then add the soy sauce. Let everything simmer for another minute. Salt and pepper to taste, then remove from the pan.
- 4
Serve pork and mushrooms over drained noodles, and garnish with scallions.