Name: Aromatic soy pork
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 150-175g/5-6oz pork tenderloin depending on appetite; 150ml chicken stock; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp dry sherry; 1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder or 2 tsp 5-spice paste; 2.5cm/1in piece fresh root ginger peeled and finely sliced; 1 garlic clove peeled and finely sliced; half a bunch (about 4) spring onions trimmed and left whole; about 50g flat rice noodles; 1 small bok choi or a few Chinese cabbage leaves; a drizzle of sesame or vegetable oil; 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds; a handful of coriander leaves

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Aromatic soy pork

Aromatic soy pork

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Serves 1

Easy

Prep: 35 mins - 45 mins

Ready in 45 mins, including 15 mins simmering

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A delicious and easy recipe for one - full of leafy veg and spring onions

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Ingredients

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150-175g/5-6oz pork tenderloin

depending on appetite
150ml chicken stock
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp dry sherry
1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder

or 2 tsp 5-spice paste
2.5cm/1in piece fresh root ginger

peeled and finely sliced
1 garlic clove

peeled and finely sliced
half a bunch (about 4) spring onions

trimmed and left whole
about 50g flat rice noodles
1 small bok choi

or a few Chinese cabbage leaves
a drizzle of sesame or vegetable oil
1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
a handful of coriander

leaves

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal622
fat31g

low
saturates0g
carbs48g
sugars1g
fibre2g
protein37g
salt6.18g

Method

step 1

Slice the pork into long thin strips. Put the stock, soy sauce, sherry, 5-spice powder (or paste), ginger, garlic and spring onions into a small saucepan with a lid and bring to a gentle simmer. After about 2 minutes, when the stock ingredients have got to know each other, stir in the pork, cover and let it simmer away, but not boil. It will take about 5 minutes for the pork to change colour and become firm, then you know it is cooked.
step 2

Put the noodles in a bowl with boiling water and soak for 4 minutes. Cut the bok choi or leaves, widthways, into 2.5cm/1in slices. Drain the noodles and toss with oil and sesame seeds.
step 3

When the pork is ready, stir in the bok choi, simmer for 1 minute. To serve, pile the noodles into a bowl, spoon pork and other bits on top, pour the broth around and scatter coriander leaves over. And don’t forget to keep paper napkins handy for those noodle slurps.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2002

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