Asian Pork With Rice Noodle Salad Food

VIETNAMESE NOODLE SALAD WITH PORK

Steps:

• for the pork: Place pork tenderloin in freezer to chill for 30 minutes. Remove from freezer and cut crosswise into very thin slices, about 1/8" thick. Then cut each slice in half lengthwise. Place pork pieces in a wide shallow bowl or large zip-top baggie.
• In a small bowl, stir together sugar, fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of the sesame oil, soy sauce, black pepper, salt, and garlic. Pour mixture over pork pieces and fold several times to ensure the marinade is thoroughly mixed in with the pork. Cover bowl and place in refrigerator to marinate for 1 hour. Meanwhile, prepare the sauce and noodles.
• for the sauce: In a small saucepan over medium to medium-high heat, stir together all sauce ingredients. Once sugar and salt have dissolved, remove from heat to cool to room temperature.
• for the noodle salad: Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Add rice noodles, stir, and turn off heat. Let noodles soften according to the package directions, then drain and rinse in cold water in a colander. Shake very well to remove water and leave sit in colander at room temperature.
• Divide noodles amongst four low wide bowls or plates. Top each with lettuce, carrots, cucumber, bean sprouts, cilantro, mint, and lime.
• Remove pork from refrigerator. Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-high to high heat. When hot, add remaining 2 tablespoons of the sesame oil and swirl around the bottom of the skillet. When oil is shimmering, carefully add pork. Separate pork pieces to cover bottom of skillet. Let pork sit without stirring for about 1 minute, to caramelize. Fold and repeat until pork is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Total cook time will depend on how thin the pork is cut, etc.
• Divide hot pork amongst each of the four bowls. Serve with sauce to pour over individual bowls.

VIETNAMESE NOODLE SALAD WITH PULLED PORK

Steps:

• Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Add the noodles, stir and remove from the heat. Let sit until softened, about 5 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water; drain well. Cut into shorter lengths using kitchen shears.
• Meanwhile, combine the vinegar, lime juice, fish sauce, sugar and 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
• Divide the lettuce among bowls and top with the noodles, carrots and cucumber; set aside.
• Cook the pork in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until hot and crisp, about 8 minutes. Divide among the salads. Drizzle with the dressing and top with the herbs and peanuts. Drizzle with Sriracha.

ASIAN RICE NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the noodles according to the package directions. Drain and set aside in a large bowl to cool (a few minutes in the freezer can help!). Cut the noodles up a bit with kitchen shears or a knife to make them easier to toss.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, vinegar, lime juice, honey, sesame oil, ginger, and garlic.
• Add the sauce, cilantro, peanuts, and slaw mix to the bowl with the noodles and toss until well combined. If desired, sprinkle in red pepper flakes to taste. Serve at room temperature or refrigerate for later.

ASIAN STIR-FRY PORK AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in boiling water until just tender then drain and place in a bowl.
• Place the strips of pork into a bowl.
• In another bowl whisk the hoisin sauce with minced garlic, chili flakes, soy sauce rice vinegar, sesame oil and ginger; pour HALF of the mixture over the pork strips, toss to coat then allow to stand for 15 minutes.
• Heat 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a wok or a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add in the pork and stir-fry for about 2-3 minutes; remove to a bowl.
• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in the wok or skillet over medium-high heat; add in spinach, water chestnuts, carrot sticks and green onion; saute stirring until the spinach is wilted (about 3 minutes).
• Stir in cooked pasta, pork and the remaining HALF of the hoisin sauce mixture; cook stirring for about 2 minutes or until completely heated through.

ASIAN PORK WITH RICE NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together the lemongrass paste, ginger, chilli, oil and 1 tbsp of the fish sauce. Smear the mixture all over the pork chops, then set aside to marinate while you make the salad.
• Tip the noodles into a large bowl. Pour over a kettleful of boiling water, then leave to sit for 5 mins until the noodles are soft (or prepare them according to pack instructions). Drain the noodles into a sieve. Run under the cold tap until cool, then drain again and tip back into the bowl. Whisk the remaining 2 tbsp fish sauce with the lime zest and juice and sugar. Pour over the cold noodles. Slice the cucumber into thin strips, then toss through the salad along with the mint leaves.
• Heat a griddle pan until smoking hot. Griddle the chops for 5 mins on each side or until cooked through, then serve alongside the noodle salad.

GRILLED ASIAN PORK SATAY WITH RICE AND CUCUMBER SIDE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
• Simmer hoisin, chili garlic sauce, honey, vinegar, oil, and salt for the satay in a saucepan over medium-high. Cook marinade 5 minutes, then set it aside to cool.
• Prepare pork, cutting it first into thirds lengthwise, then in half crosswise to make 6 pieces. Finally, slice each piece in half lengthwise to make 12 strips, each 4- to 6-inches long. Toss pork strips in the marinade, then thread strips onto skewers.
• Rice: Bring water and salt for the rice to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in rice, cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat. Just before serving, stir in peas and vinegar, fluffing rice until well mixed.
• Arrange satay on the grill so the skewers extend over the edge; cover and cook 3-4 minutes. Flip satay, baste with marinade, then grill until cooked through, 3-4 minutes more.
• Cucumber Salad: Combine sugar, vinegar, salt, and pepper flakes for the dressing in a bowl; set aside.
• To prepare the cucumbers, cut each cucumber in half lengthwise, then scoop out the seeds with a spoon. Discard seeds. Slice cucumber halves into thin slices to make a yield of 2 to 2 1/2 cups.
• Toss cucumber and onion slices with dressing until well coated. Chill salad until ready to serve. Salad can be prepared up to 1 hour ahead.

ASIAN PORK SALAD

Steps:

• Marinade: Mix all ingredients together in a nonreactive bowl.
• Ginger Dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice, vinegar, sesame oil, soy sauce, ginger, sugar, and chile pepper.
• Store, refrigerated, in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.
• Arrange pork loins in a non-reactive dish with spicy hoisin marinade.
• Cover and marinate, turning occasionally, refrigerated, for at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Preheat grill to high.
• Allow pork to return to room temperature before cooking, about 30 minutes.
• Remove pork from marinade, reserving 1/2 cup.
• Oil grill.
• Grill pork, turning and occasionally brushing with marinade, until pork is cooked medium rare, about 15-20 minutes.
• Remove from grill, and allow meat to rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
• In a large bowl combine cilantro, mint, scallions, sprouts, carrots, and peppers.
• Add ginger dressing, and toss to combine.
• Slice pork crosswise 1/4-inch-thick.
• Arrange pork and salad on a platter.
• Garnish with roasted peanuts.