Sesame pork noodles
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Ingredients
  • 400g pork mince
  • 300g egg noodles
  • 250g Pak Choi, washed and base removed
  • 1 large chilli, sliced
  • 1 clove of garlic, minced
  • 1 chicken stock cube (optional)
  • 2tbsp Sesame seeds
  • 2tbsp Sesame oil
  • 1tbsp Soy sauce
  • 1tbsp light brown sugar
  • 1tsp grated ginger
  • Splash of fish sauce
Method
  1. First up, get your noodles going. I like to cook mine in stock to make them extra tasty. They'll take around 3-5mins, but don't worry, we'll be done in that time.
  2. Heat a little groundnut oil in a wok. I'm choosing groundnut oil because it's almost entirely flavourless, won't taint the meal we're about to cook and can handle the intense heat of a wok. Sunflower or Rapeseed are also great alternatives.
  3. Add the garlic, ginger, chilli, pork and sugar. Stir fry until the pork is cooked through and nicely browned. Whilst your doing that, set your sesame seeds to toast in a dry pan - keep an eye on them, they're done when they turn golden brown.
  4. Add the soy, sesame oil and fish sauce to the wok. We're adding the fish sauce at the end because we don't want to fill your kitchen with it - straight from the bottle it doesn't smell very pleasant but it adds something unmissable to this dish.
  5. Combine the drained noodles with the pork and stir through. Set aside in your serving bowls.
  6. Super quickly, get the pak choi to the wok and stir fry for 2minutes. Add to your bowls and sprinkle over the sesame seeds.
  7. Marvel over your sub 10 minute creation and serve to eager onlookers.
Recipe by A Life of Geekery at http://www.alifeofgeekery.co.uk/2013/06/sesame-pork-noodles.html