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Japanese Pork Dipping Soba (Tsuke Soba)

Name: Japanese Pork Dipping Soba (Tsuke Soba)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: japanese
Ingredients: Dried soba noodles; thinly sliced pork belly; Japanese long green onion (negi); ginger; olive oil; water; tsuyu soup base (4x concentrate); nori

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7 Steps Total

Active Cooking

00:00:57

warningStay safe

Wash hands and utensils thoroughly after handling raw pork to prevent cross-contamination.

Heat 5ml of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Once warm, add 200g of thinly sliced pork belly in a single layer. Separate the slices with chopsticks and stir-fry until the meat changes color and is cooked through.

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Watch out

Pork belly releases its own fat, so use only a little oil

make sure to spread the slices out so they cook evenly instead of clumping

Ingredients:olive oil (5 ml)thinly sliced pork belly (200 g)

Tools:Frying pancooking chopsticks

Preparation

00:01:33

Diagonally slice 1 Japanese long green onion into thin pieces, and thinly slice 10g of unpeeled ginger.

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Slicing the leeks diagonally and thinly helps them soften quickly and absorb the dipping broth flavor better.

Ingredients:Japanese long green onion (negi) (1 piece)ginger (10 g)

Tools:chef's knifecutting board

Active Cooking

00:02:44

Add the sliced ginger and green onions into the skillet with the browned pork. Stir-fry together over medium heat until the leeks soften and turn aromatic.

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Keep heat at medium to prevent burning, stir-frying just until the leeks become tender and translucent.

Ingredients:Japanese long green onion (negi)gingerthinly sliced pork belly

Tools:cooking chopsticks

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00:03:02

Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil and fan in 200g of soba noodles. Stir gently to prevent sticking and boil according to package instructions (about 4 to 5 minutes).

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Watch out

Soba water boils over very easily

adjust heat or stir gently if foam rises to the top

Ingredients:Dried soba noodles (200 g)

Tools:saucepancooking chopsticks

Active Cooking

00:03:14

Pour 400ml of water into the skillet with the pork and leeks, then add 100ml of 4x concentrated tsuyu. Stir well, bring to a gentle boil, and taste to adjust seasoning.

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Watch out

Tsuyu concentration varies by brand (2x, 3x, 4x)

always taste the broth and dilute with a splash of water if it is too salty

Ingredients:water (400 ml)tsuyu soup base (4x concentrate) (100 ml)thinly sliced pork bellyJapanese long green onion (negi)ginger

Tools:measuring cupspoon

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00:04:51

Drain the boiled soba into a colander, rinse thoroughly under cold running water with your hands to remove excess starch, and drain well.

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Rinsing thoroughly under cold water is essential to remove starch

otherwise, the noodles will be gummy and lose their springy texture

Ingredients:Dried soba noodles

Tools:slotted strainer

Active Cooking

00:04:56

Arrange the drained soba noodles on a bamboo tray or plate, tear 1 sheet of nori into small shreds by hand and sprinkle over the noodles. Ladle the hot pork dipping broth into a bowl, dip the noodles, and enjoy.

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Sprinkle the shredded nori just before eating to keep its crisp texture and fresh aroma.

Ingredients:Dried soba noodlesnori (1 sheet)thinly sliced pork bellyJapanese long green onion (negi)tsuyu soup base (4x concentrate)water

Tools:soba bamboo traysoup bowl