Thai Pork and Noodles

Name: Thai Pork and Noodles
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thai, Asian
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps fish sauce; 237 milliliters fresh cilantro (leaves and stems); 2 cloves garlic, smashed; 2 slices peeled ginger; 113 grams green beans, split lengthwise and cut into pieces; 1 Finely grated zest and juice of lime; 2 Tbsps packed light brown sugar; 4 Tbsps peanut oil; 454 grams thin boneless pork chops, fat trimmed; 3 red jalapeno peppers, seeded and roughly chopped; 227 grams wide Thai rice noodles; 2 shallots, roughly chopped

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Thai Pork and Noodles a try. One serving contains 599 calories, 29g of protein, and 23g of fat. This dairy free recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up brown sugar, jalapeno peppers, beans, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the juice of lime you could follow this main course with the Cranberry-Orange Juice Slushee as a dessert. This recipe is typical of Asian cuisine.

Instructions

Place the pork in the freezer about 10 minutes to make it easier to slice. Soak the noodles in very hot water until just tender, about 10 minutes; drain. Snip the noodles with scissors into shorter lengths.

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Pork

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Kitchen Scissors

Cut the frozen pork crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide strips.

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Pork

Puree the cilantro, lime zest and juice, ginger, garlic, jalapenos, shallots, fish sauce, brown sugar and 1 tablespoon water in a food processor until smooth, scraping down the processor as needed.

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Brown Sugar

Fish Sauce

Jalapeno Pepper

Lime Zest

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Shallot

Garlic

Ginger

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Heat 3 tablespoons peanut oil in a large skillet over high heat.

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Add half the cilantro mixture and stir-fry 1 minute.

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Add the pork and stir-fry until no longer pink, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Transfer the pork with a slotted spoon to a plate.

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Add the remaining 1 tablespoon peanut oil to the skillet; add the green beans and stir-fry until tender, 4 to 5 minutes.

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Add the noodles, pork and 2 tablespoons of the remaining cilantro mixture. Cook, tossing with tongs, until heated through, about 2 minutes. Stir in the remaining cilantro mixture to taste.

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Photograph by Antonis Achilleos

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Servings:

3Tbsps

fish sauce 237milliliters

fresh cilantro (leaves and stems)2cloves

garlic, smashed 2slices

peeled ginger 113grams

green beans, split lengthwise and cut into pieces 1

Finely grated zest and juice of lime 2Tbsps

packed light brown sugar 4Tbsps

peanut oil 454grams

thin boneless pork chops, fat trimmed 3

red jalapeno peppers, seeded and roughly chopped 227grams

wide Thai rice noodles 2

shallots, roughly chopped

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Thai can be paired with Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. One wine you could try is Botanica Wines Mary Delany Chenin Blanc. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 32 dollars.