Pork Easy Asian

Jill Dupleix's five-spice pork rice paper roll

Name: Jill Dupleix's five-spice pork rice paper roll
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: /asian, /chinese
Ingredients: 1/2 carrot, cut into thin strips; 1/2 long red chilli, cut into thin strips; 1/2 Lebanese cucumber, cut into thin strips; 2 tsp caster sugar; 2 tbs rice vinegar; 50g vermicelli noodles, cooked according to packet instructions; 1 tsp five-spice powder; 2 tsp olive oil; 200g pork fillet, trimmed; 1 rice paper wrapper; 1 tsp sweet chilli sauce; 1 tsp oyster sauce; 1 tbs soy sauce; Juice of 1/2 lime, plus wedges to serve; Mint leaves, to serve

1 rating

20m

12m

Jump to recipe

by Jill Dupleix

Food writer

Oct 03, 2015

Fresh pickled vegetables with vermicelli noodles and aromatic Asian-spiced pork is a great way to add protein to a fresh meal.

1/2 carrot, cut into thin strips
1/2 long red chilli, cut into thin strips
1/2 Lebanese cucumber, cut into thin strips
2 tsp caster sugar
2 tbs rice vinegar
50g vermicelli noodles, cooked according to packet instructions
1 tsp five-spice powder
2 tsp olive oil
200g pork fillet, trimmed
1 rice paper wrapper
1 tsp sweet chilli sauce
1 tsp oyster sauce
1 tbs soy sauce
Juice of 1/2 lime, plus wedges to serve
Mint leaves, to serve

Method

1.

Preheat the oven to 190C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
2.

Combine carrot, chilli, cucumber, sugar and vinegar, then set aside for 20 minutes. Drain, then toss with cooked noodles.
3.

Whisk five-spice and oil in a bowl, add pork and turn to coat. Heat a fry pan over medium heat. Cook pork, turning, for 6 minutes or until lightly charred. Transfer to the prepared baking tray and roast for 4-5 minutes until cooked through.
4.

Soften rice paper wrapper according to packet instructions. Combine sauces and lime juice in a bowl.
5.

Top rice paper wrapper with noodle mixture and sliced pork. Serve with lime wedges, mint and sauce for dipping.