Recipe: Pork and Noodles with XO sauce

May 4, 2010 by Simple or Sensational
Filed under Appetizers

XO sauce is a one of those sauces that if you consider the individual ingredients, you may find it a little odd. That said, once you cook with it you will realize that it gives a flavour that really cannot be duplicated. The XO sauce that I used for this dish was not particularly spicy, so if you buy one that is on the spicier side, you may want to use less. It is a sauce that you will have to go to an Asian grocer for, but it is clearly marked, so you should have no problem. If you cannot find it you can omit it all together or substitute another type of chili sauce, but start with a little and check for temperature. I have given measurements for the vegetables here, but I wouldn’t suggest you weigh them. Really with veggies you can’t really go wrong.

Ingredients

1 lb precooked, hokien noodles
10 oz pork tenderloin
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 inch piece of fresh ginger, very finely chopped
8 oz snow peas
6 oz of fresh shitake mushrooms, quartered
½ red pepper, finely sliced
2 eggs
4 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons lite soy sauce
2 tablespoons tomato ketchup
4 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons xo sauce

Instructions

Place the noodle in a bowl and cover with boiling water.
Slice the pork very thinly, it is easier to do this if the pork is frozen.
Combine the eggs with 2 tablespoons of water and whisk well. Pour the egg into a non stick fry pan and cook until set. Effectively you are making a very thin omelet. Remove the egg from the pan, roll up and slice into pieces.
In a small bowl combine the hoisin, soy, ketchup, vinegar and xo sauce, and mix to combine.
In a non stick wok, fry the garlic and ginger until just transparent, about 2 minutes. Do not allow to burn or the dish will be bitter. Add the pork and brown slightly. Add the vegetables and stir fry for about 2 minutes.
Drain the noodles. Add the noodles, sauce and egg to the wok. Mix until just combined. Serve immediately.

Serves, 6 as an appetizer or light lunch, 4 as an entree

Per Serve if serving 6