sweet & spicy pork with cellophane noodles
I came up with this recipe doing a pantry raid trying to use up some ingredients I had on hand. Turned out delicious and was even better the next day
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yield
2 serving(s)
prep time
10 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For sweet & spicy pork with cellophane noodles
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4 ozcellophane noodles
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6 ozshiitake mushrooms sliced
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1 Tbspfresh grated ginger
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4 clovegarlic minced
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2 Tbspchili bean sauce
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2cubes red fermented tofu with 1tbsp of the sauce
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1 1/2 cchicken stock
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6 ozcan pineapple juice
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1/4 cbrown sugar
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1 Tbspeach soy sauce and shaoxing wine
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8 ozground pork
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3scallions diced
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fresh cilantro & crushed peanuts for garnish
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hoisin sauce for drizzling
How To Make sweet & spicy pork with cellophane noodles
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1Pour boiling water over the cellophane noodles and let sit while preparing the rest of the dish.
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2Add a touch of oil to a Wok. Add the pork, mushrooms, garlic and ginger. Cook until the pork is no longer pink. Add the scallions and stir fry 1 minute. In a small bowl smash the tofu cubes in its liquid and stir in the chili bean sauce. Add to the pork
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3Mix the chicken stock, pineapple juice, brown sugar, soy sauce and wine together and pour over the pork mixture.
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4Bring to a boil. Drain the cellophane noodles and cut them with kitchen scissors. Add them to the pork mixture and reduce the heat to low and let cook about 5 more minutes.
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5Remove from heat and let sit until some of the liquid is absorbed by the noodles.
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6Place in a bowl and garnish with cilantro, crushed peanuts and a drizzle of hoisin sauce.
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