Abura Soba

What's in it

12 parts read from its 23 ingredient lines and its title.

Broth base

• Instant noodle seasoning packet “4 packs Sun ramen noodles”

Tare and seasoning

• Soy sauce (shoyu) “2 tablespoons soy sauce”
• Mirin “1 tablespoon mirin”
• Vinegar “distilled white vinegar”
• Tare made in the recipe a heading in the list

Aroma oil

• Chili oil (rayu) “chili oil”
• Lard or back fat “½ cup pork fat (melted)”

Noodles

• Instant noodles “4 packs Sun ramen noodles”

Toppings

• Pork (other cuts) “1 pound pork belly (skin on)”
• Boiled or soft egg “2 soft boiled eggs (halved)”
• Nori “nori strips for garnish”
• Scallion or negi “2 green onions (chopped)”

Against the usual Abura soba

It has 4 of the 7 parts of the usual Abura soba and mazesoba: soy sauce (shoyu), scallion or negi, vinegar and chili oil (rayu). Not on it: chashu, menma (bamboo shoots) and raw egg or yolk.

Less usual for the style: instant noodle seasoning packet (in 15% of Abura soba recipes), mirin (in 15% of Abura soba recipes), tare made in the recipe (in 23% of Abura soba recipes) and lard or back fat (in 15% of Abura soba recipes).

Ramen without soup: noodles tossed in a soy-based tare and aroma oil, usually with chashu, menma and scallion, often a raw egg yolk, and vinegar and chili oil added at the table. Mazesoba is the same idea with more toppings mixed in.