Stir-fried pork and pickled cucumber on rice noodles

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Recipe «Stir-fried pork and pickled cucumber on rice noodles» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 Lebanese cucumber, 2 tsp caster sugar, 1 long red chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped, 2 tbsp rice vinegar, 2 tbsp each oyster and soy sauce , 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce, 1 tbsp cornflour, 2 tsp grated fresh ginger , 3 spring onions, thinly sliced, 500g lean pork mince, 100g snow peas, sliced on an angle, 1/3 cup coriander leaves, 160g rice stick noodles, cooked according to packet instructions.

Ingredients:

  • 1 Lebanese cucumber 
  • 2 tsp caster sugar 
  • 1 long red chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped 
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar 
  • 2 tbsp each oyster and soy sauce 
  • 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce 
  • 1 tbsp cornflour 
  • 2 tsp grated fresh ginger 
  • 3 spring onions, thinly sliced 
  • 500g lean pork mince 
  • 100g snow peas, sliced on an angle 
  • 1/3 cup coriander leaves 
  • 160g rice stick noodles, cooked according to packet instructions 

Instructions

  1. Peel the cucumber, then use the peeler to cut it into long ribbons, discarding seeds in centre. Combine the sugar, chilli and 1 tablespoon vinegar in a bowl. Stir to dissolve sugar, then toss with cucumber and stand while you cook the stir-fry.
  2. Combine the sauces in a bowl with 1/2 cup (125ml) water. In another small bowl, mix cornflour with the remaining 1 tablespoon of vinegar.
  3. Heat the oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Cook the ginger and spring onion, stirring, for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add pork and stir-fry for 5 minutes until browned. Add sauce mixture, cook for 2 minutes, then add snow peas and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes until just tender. Toss through the coriander. Divide the noodles among 4 bowls, then top with the pork and pickled cucumber.