Thai basil pork noodles

I love noodles. Doesn't really matter what kind of noodles, I love noodles. I especially love instant ramen noodles. They are a guilty pleasure of mine. These are not instant and they are delicious, but super easy to make. They really don't take more than 15 minutes to cook including prep.


This is a variation of a Marion's Kitchen recipe. The cooking method is mostly the same but I can't access a lot of the ingredients she has access to so I improvised a little. This is mostly on the vegetable front. I substituted what vegetables I could readily find from my grocery store. It still turned out delicious.

Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 bunch of broccolini or half a head of broccoli, sliced
• 1 bunch of asparagus, sliced or 1 bunch Asian green vegetables (e.g. choy sum, bok choy, pak choy) 
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 2 long red chillies, roughly chopped
• 250g pork mince
• 450g cooked noodles (Hokkien or Udon, whichever you have on hand)
• 1 bunch basil, Thai or Italian, whatever you can get hold of
• 1 red chili sliced for garnish

Stir-fry sauce:

• ¼ cup oyster sauce
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp dark soy sauce
• 1 tsp sugar

Instructions:

• Cut the broccoli into bite-sized pieces. Trim the broccoli stem and slice into batons. Slice the stems of the Asian greens on an angle to make smaller, thinner pieces. Separate the leaves of the Asian greens and slice those into bite-sized pieces also. Set aside for later.
• For the stir-fry sauce, mix ingredients in a small bowl.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan over high heat. Add the chili and garlic and toss.
• Then add the pork mince and spread it out in the pan. Allow to cook for about a minute to colour. Then flip the pork and break it up. Stir-fry for another minute or until the pork is almost cooked.
• Add the broccolini and asparagus and toss to combine. Cover with a lid for 2-3 minutes to steam the broccoli so it’s tender but still crunchy. If you're using Asian greens, now is the time to add them in and toss them through.
• Then add the noodles and the stir-fry sauce and toss until well combined.
• Add the basil leaves and toss again.
• Remove from heat, serve and top with red chilis. Enjoy.

If you do make this, be sure to post pictures for me to see either on Instagram - be sure to tag me with @langshipley or on my Daz In The Kitchen Facebook page.

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