BUCKWHEAT NOODLES WITH PORK AND BOKCHOY(cick here to print)

PORK AND BOKCHOY BUCKWHEAT NOODLE (For PALEO..FOR LOW CARB use Sharitake noodles)

Japanese Soba Noodle Soup with Roast Pork and Bokchoy Serves: 8

Ingredients 340g Boneless pork chops(2.5cm thick) 1tbsp Hoisin sauce 1tbsp Sugar 2tsp Chinese five spice 1tbsp Soy sauce 7 cups Chicken broth 1/2tsp Star anise powder 6x3ml slices Ginger root (peeled) 2 Large garlic cloves(minced) 1tbsp Soy sauce 227g Soba noodles(dried)FOR low carb use sharitake Noodles) 227g Bok choy(about 1/2 a head) 8 Shiitake mushrooms 2 Spring onions(sliced) Method STEP ONE: PORK CHOPS Arrange the pork chops in a baking dish. Brush with a mixture of hoisin sauce, sugar, five-spice powder and 1tbsp soy sauce. Bake at 350C for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes. Cut crosswise into thin slices and cut the slices into halves diagonally. STEP TWO:BROTH In a saucepan, combine chicken broth, anise powder, ginger root,garlic and 1tbsp soy sauce. Bring to the boil then remove from heat. cover and let stand for 30 minutes. STEP THREE:SOBA NOODLES Cook the noodles according to packet instructions. Drain the noodles then rinse. Into 8 large soup bowls, place an equal amount of soba noodles in each. STEP FOUR:FINISH BROTH THEN SERVE Strain the broth into a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Cut the bok choy into slices crosswise(approx.3mm). Add the bok choy, mushrooms, spring onions and pork to the broth. Simmer for 2 minutes or until the bok choy is tender-crisp. Ladle over the noodles. *www.hakubaku.com* TIP: please test to see if you can eat buckwheat (soya) noodles. They are higher in carbs but do not get absorbed like most carbs. Contain an ingredient which removes them from your system quickly. Nutritional Values for this Recipe: http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php