SOBA NOODLE SOUP WITH ROAST PORK AND BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a small bowl stir together hoisin, sugar, five-spice powder, and 1 teaspoon soy sauce.
• In a small glass baking dish brush pork with hoisin mixture and roast in middle of oven 40 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted in center registers 160.
• Let pork stand on a cutting board 15 minutes.
• Cut pork crosswise into thin slices and halve slices diagonally.
• In a large saucepan skim any fat from surface of broth and bring broth to a boil with gingerroot, star anise, garlic, and remaining tablespoon soy sauce.
• Remove pan from heat and steep broth, covered, 30 minutes.
• Pour broth through a sieve into another large saucepan.
• While broth is steeping, in a 5-quart kettle bring 3 1/2 quarts salted water to a boil and add noodles.
• When water returns to boil add 1 cup cold water and bring to boil again.
• Repeat procedure and simmer noodles 5 minutes, or until just tender.
• In a colander drain noodles and rinse under cold water.
• Drain noodles well and divide among 4 large soup bowls.
• Bring broth to a boil.
• Cut bok choy crosswise into 3/4-inch slices and add to broth.
• Simmer mixture 2 minutes, or until bok choy is crisp-tender.
• Divide pork, bok choy, and broth among bowls.