Pork chilli ramen

Ingredients

• 2 pork loin medallions
• Spray oil
• 1 tbsp teriyaki sauce
• 125 g beansprouts
• 1 litre hot vegetable stock
• 2.5 cm piece root ginger, peeled and cut into thin matchsticks
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 2 tsp hot chilli sauce, or to taste
• 125 g shitake mushrooms or chestnut mushrooms, sliced
• 1 carrot, sliced into thin strips
• 200 g pak choi, sliced or spinach
• 90 g flat rice noodles

To serve (optional):

• 2 spring onions, thinly sliced
• Few sliced red chilli
• Few sprigs fresh coriander
• 2 wedges lime

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4.

Place the medallions on a board between two sheets of cling film. Using the base of a small saucepan or rolling pin, bash them all over until they’re 1cm thin.

Place the beansprouts in a sieve and pour over boiling water, refresh under cold water and leave to one side.

Add the stock to a large saucepan, with the chilli sauce, ginger and garlic, bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat a non-stick ovenproof pan for a couple of minutes until hot. Spray with a little oil, add the pork medallions to the pan and cook for 3 minutes on one side. Turn the medallions over, brush with the teriyaki sauce and place the pan in the oven to cook for a further 6-8 minutes or until the juices run clear.

Add the mushrooms, greens, carrots and noodles to the chilli broth and simmer for 4-5 minutes, until the noodles and vegetables are tender.

Slice the pork steaks thinly. Divide the noodles and vegetables between 2 bowls and ladle over the broth. Top each with the pork strips, beansprouts, spring onions, chilli, coriander and lime wedge. Serve immediately.

Our thanks to www.lovepork.co.uk for providing this recipe

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