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Stir-fried pork and pickled cucumber on rice noodles

Name: Stir-fried pork and pickled cucumber on rice noodles
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: /asian, /asian recipes
Ingredients: 1 Lebanese cucumber; 2 teaspoons caster sugar; 1 long red chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; 2 tablespoons each oyster and soy sauce; 1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce; 1 tablespoon cornflour; 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger; 3 spring onions, thinly sliced; 500g lean pork mince; 100g snow peas, sliced on an angle; 1/3 cup coriander leaves; 160g rice stick noodles, cooked according to packet instructions

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Stir-fried pork and pickled cucumber on rice noodles

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Clean, crisp pickled cucumbers contrast nicely with clumps of aromatic stir-fried pork and silky rice noodles in this dish.

1 Lebanese cucumber
2 teaspoons caster sugar
1 long red chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons each oyster and soy sauce
1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
1 tablespoon cornflour
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
3 spring onions, thinly sliced
500g lean pork mince
100g snow peas, sliced on an angle
1/3 cup coriander leaves
160g rice stick noodles, cooked according to packet instructions

Method

1.

Peel the cucumber, then use the peeler to cut it into long ribbons, discarding seeds in centre. Combine the sugar, chilli and 1 tablespoon vinegar in a bowl. Stir to dissolve sugar, then toss with cucumber and stand while you cook the stir-fry.
2.

Combine the sauces in a bowl with 1/2 cup (125ml) water. In another small bowl, mix cornflour with the remaining 1 tablespoon of vinegar.
3.

Heat the oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Cook the ginger and spring onion, stirring, for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add pork and stir-fry for 5 minutes until browned. Add sauce mixture, cook for 2 minutes, then add snow peas and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes until just tender. Toss through the coriander. Divide the noodles among 4 bowls, then top with the pork and pickled cucumber.