Name: Pork with rice noodles
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 200 gram (6½ ounces) rice stick noodles; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 600 gram (1¼ pounds) minced pork; 10 centimetre (4-inch) stalk fresh lemongrass (20g), chopped finely; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 2 teaspoon sambal oelek; 2 tablespoon lime juice; 2 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 3 green onions (scallions), sliced thinly; 1 fresh long red chilli; 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves; 1 lime (90g), cut into cheeks

Pork with rice noodles

If you're looking for something quick and easy for a mid-week family meal, look no further than our pork with rice noodles. Adjust the chilli for heat, and it can be on the table in under half an hour.

Serves 4

Cook

20M

Ingredients

200 gram (6½ ounces) rice stick noodles

1 tablespoon peanut oil

600 gram (1¼ pounds) minced pork

10 centimetre (4-inch) stalk fresh lemongrass (20g), chopped finely

1 clove garlic, crushed

2 teaspoon sambal oelek

2 tablespoon lime juice

2 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon fish sauce

3 green onions (scallions), sliced thinly

1 fresh long red chilli

1/4 cup loosely packed fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves

1 lime (90g), cut into cheeks

Method

1.Cook noodles in a medium saucepan of boiling water until tender; drain.

2.Meanwhile, heat oil in a large frying pan over high heat; cook pork, stirring, until browned. Add lemon grass, garlic and sambal oelek; cook stirring, 1 minute or until fragrant. Add juice, sugar and fish sauce; cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in green onion.

3.Serve pork mixture on noodles topped with chilli and coriander; accompany with lime cheeks.

Rice stick noodles, are sometimes sold as pad thai noodles and are available from the Asian food section in supermarkets. Sambal oelek is a hot chilli paste, available from major supermarkets and Asian food stores. You can use 1 small seeded, finely chopped red chilli or ½ teaspoon chilli flakes instead. When seasoning South East Asian recipes, such as this one, adjust the sweet (brown sugar), sour (lime juice) and salty (fish sauce) ingredients to create a balanced taste.
Note

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