Asian Pork-and-Noodle Soup

Ingredients

• 0.1 teaspoon pepper black
• 1 stick cinnamon (3-inch)
• 0.5 teaspoon sesame oil dark
• 1 teaspoon ginger fresh minced peeled
• 2  garlic cloves thinly sliced
• 2  green onions cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon soya sauce low-sodium
• 14.3 ounce low-salt beef broth canned
• 6 ounces pork tenderloin 
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 
• 0.3 cup shiitake mushroom caps fresh thinly sliced
• 2 ounces soba uncooked (buckwheat noodles)
• 2 cups water 
• 0.5 cup water chestnuts drained sliced

Equipment

• sauce pan
• broiler
• broiler pan

Directions

1. Bring first 9 ingredients to a boil in a large saucepan; reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat broiler.
3. Sprinkle pork with pepper; place on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Broil 7 minutes on each side or until done. Cool slightly; cut pork into strips.
4. Bring broth mixture to a boil; add soba noodles. Cook 6 minutes or until tender. Stir in pork, vinegar, and oil.