Sizzling pork soup with noodles
A rich, aromatic pork broth with tender braised belly, udon noodles, and pak choi – simple comfort food with bold Asian depth
Author: Zen Group
Serves: 2
Ingredients
- 100g pork belly
- Salt
- 500ml water
- 10g Chinese five spice powder
- 2 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 20g sugar
- 1tsp soy sauce
- ½tsp sweet soy sauce
- ½tsp dark soy sauce
- 1tsp oyster sauce
- 100g udon noodles
- 2 heads of pak choi
- Spring onion, sliced (for garnish)
Method
- Start by preparing the pork belly. Season the pork belly lightly with salt. Heat a dry pan over medium-high heat and sear the pork until browned and sizzling on all sides.
- For the broth – in a soup pot, combine the water, five spice, star anise, cinnamon stick, sugar, soy sauces and oyster sauce.
- Add the seared pork belly to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 45 mins to 1 hour, or until the pork belly is tender and the broth is fragrant and slightly reduced.
- Blanch the udon noodles in boiling water until soft. Drain and place into serving bowls. Blanch the pak choi.
- To serve – add the braised pork belly to bowls and pour over the hot stock. Top with the blanched pak choi and sliced spring onion. Enjoy hot and allow the sizzling broth to continue to infuse the noodles with flavour.
