Pork & rice noodle salad

Recipes / Meat

Keep it fresh and flavoursome with this super-healthy meal.

Recipe «Pork & rice noodle salad» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 60ml rice wine vinegar, 2 tbsp caster sugar, 1 long fresh red chilli, finely chopped, 1 garlic clove, crushed, 1 tsp finely grated fresh ginger , 2 tbsp fresh lime juice, 1 tbsp fish sauce, 200g dried rice stick noodles , 2 tsp grapeseed oil, 200g snow peas, trimmed, 400g pork loin steaks, 1 red onion, halved, thinly sliced, 1 cup fresh mint leaves, 1 cup fresh Thai basil leaves, torn.

Ingredients:

  • 60ml rice wine vinegar 
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar 
  • 1 long fresh red chilli, finely chopped 
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed 
  • 1 tsp finely grated fresh ginger 
  • 2 tbsp fresh lime juice 
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce 
  • 200g dried rice stick noodles 
  • 2 tsp grapeseed oil 
  • 200g snow peas, trimmed 
  • 400g pork loin steaks 
  • 1 red onion, halved, thinly sliced 
  • 1 cup fresh mint leaves 
  • 1 cup fresh Thai basil leaves, torn 

Instructions

  1. Stir the vinegar, sugar, chilli, garlic and ginger in a saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 5 minutes or until the mixture reduces by half. Set aside to cool. Stir in the lime juice and fish sauce.
  2. Place noodles in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Set aside for 10 minutes or until tender. Rinse under cold water. Drain. Add half the oil and toss to combine.
  3. Meanwhile, cook the snow peas in a saucepan of boiling water for 2 minutes or until bright green and tender crisp. Rinse under cold running water. Drain.
  4. Heat a non-stick frying pan over high heat. Brush the pork with remaining oil. Cook for 3 minutes each side for medium or until cooked to your liking. Cover with foil and set aside for 3 minutes to rest. Thinly slice.
  5. Combine the noodles, snow peas, pork, onion, mint, basil and half the dressing in a large bowl. Divide the salad among serving bowls. Serve with the remaining dressing.