Spicy pork with soba noodles
7
Points®
Total time: 25 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 10 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Mince is so yummy and with this quick to make dish you can make something that’s both creative and delicious. Inspired by Japan, the soy sauce, ginger and soba noodles are the true starts of the dish.
Ingredients
Canola oil
3 tsp, or sunflower variety
Red capsicum
1 small, finely chopped
Green shallot(s)
4 individual, sliced, green tops reserved
Garlic
2 clove(s), crushed
Fresh ginger
3 tsp, finely grated
Sambal oelek
1½ tsp, Indonesian chilli paste
Lean pork mince
500 g
Hoisin sauce
2 tbs
Reduced salt soy sauce
1 tbs
Soba noodles, dry
160 g
Sesame oil
1 tsp
Instructions
1
Heat canola oil in a non-stick wok or large deep frying pan over medium heat. Cook capsicum, white and pale green parts of shallot, garlic, ginger and sambal oelek, stirring, for 1 minute. Add pork mince and cook, breaking up lumps with a wooden spoon, for 5 minutes or until browned. Stir in hoisin sauce and soy sauce.
2
Meanwhile, cook noodles in a large saucepan of boiling water for 4 minutes until tender. Drain and rinse under hot running water. Drain well and toss with sesame oil.
3
Spoon mince mixture over noodles and sprinkle with green part of shallot.
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