Pork Noodles are so good. The sauce. It is all about the sauce. Tender slices of pork and whatever vegetables and noodles you have on hand and this dish never disappoints.
I have used so many different noodles to make this Pork Noodles recipe. From udon to ramen to rotini and linguini! Even though this dish is Japanese inspired using regular old pasta will work just as well. Believe me!
I chose to use udon noodles for these photos because they are a personal favorite of mine. My husband will always try and use a thinner noodle, like ramen, because he prefers a thinner noodle. Please take a moment to let me know which noodle you use to try this wonderful dinner idea! No matter which noodle you decide upon it is the sauce that will impress you! I am always looking for something different to make and this dish definitely qualifies! The flavors in the sauce are so tasty and definitely worth a try! I can't wait to hear what you and your family think of this recipe for Pork Noodles!
We also have some other recipes you might be interested in trying. I just love them all, in their own special way! Take a peek below at some of them. You just never know when you will find a keeper!
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I remember the first time I served this recipe for Pork Noodles to my family. They were curious and somewhat shocked as I had never tried to make anything like this before. After that evening I began experimenting more and more and now have several dishes in our regular rotation!
Usually we use carrots, peppers, mushrooms and onions but you can use your favorites! I have substituted or included sugar snap peas, broccoli, corn, green beans and you get the idea! Don't be afraid or nervous to try vegetables that your family enjoys the most!
Ingredients in Pork Noodles
- pork tenderloin
- Chinese five spice powder
- salt
- pepper
- noodles
- oil
- brown sugar
- cornstarch
- soy sauce
- Japanese rice wine (mirin) or dry sherry
- mushrooms
- onion
- sweet pepper
- carrot
- ginger
- garlic
How to make Pork Noodles
Trim excess fat from your pork. Cut pork in half so you have 2 long, thin pork tenderloins. Next, cut into thin slices. Place in a large bowl and toss with Chinese five-spice powder, salt and pepper. Set aside.
Prepare your noodles or pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cool water. Toss with some (1-2 tablespoons) olive or another vegetable oil. We usually just leave the noodles in the sink until needed.
In a medium sized bowl combine cornstarch and ½ cup of water. Stir until cornstarch is dissolved. Add rice wine or dry sherry, brown sugar and soy sauce. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Set aside.
Place a large pot on your stove. Set aside for now.
Place your skillet on medium to medium-high heat. Pour in approximately 2 tablespoons of oil in your skillet, and heat until shimmering or a drop of water flicked in it dances.
Add pork slices and stir for 2-3 minutes or until brown. This time will vary depending on the size of your pork slices.
Remove pork slices from your skillet and place in your large pot. Set aside.
Add another tablespoon or two of oil to your skillet and heat it up.
Add mushrooms, stirring occasionally.
After a few minutes add onions, peppers and carrots.
Stir until done to your liking. Usually a few more minutes.
Add ginger and garlic and stir until evenly distributed and fragrant, another minute.
Remove vegetables from heat and dump into your large pot with the pork.
Add cooked noodles to your large pot as well.
Set skillet aside and place the large pot on your burner on medium to medium high heat.
Toss to combine the contents of your large pot.
Stir constantly to make sure everything is hot, just a few minutes.
Give your soy mixture a stir and scrape the sugar that might have settled at the bottom of your bowl. Add your soy mixture to the large pot and continue stirring until evenly coated.
Serve immediately and Enjoy!
I would love to hear what you think about this delicious recipe after you try it in the comments below! If interested in more noodle recipes have a look here or below.
Pork Noodles
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound pork tenderloin
- 2 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- udon noodles or your favorite variety
- ¼ cup olive or another vegetable oil more or less as needed
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup Japanese rice wine (mirin) or dry sherry
- 1 pound mushrooms, fresh, sliced
- 1 medium onion, purple or yellow or white, sliced thin
- 1 large pepper, any color, cored, thinly sliced
- 1 large carrot, sliced thin
- 1-2 tablespoons ginger, minced more or less to taste
- 2-3 tablespoons garlic, minced more or less to taste
Instructions
- Trim excess fat from your pork. Cut pork in half so you have 2 long, thin pork tenderloins. Next, cut into thin slices. Place in a large bowl and toss with Chinese five-spice powder, salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Prepare your noodles or pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cool water. Toss with some (1-2 tablespoons) olive or another vegetable oil. We usually just leave the noodles in the sink until needed.
- In a medium sized bowl combine cornstarch and ½ cup of water. Stir until cornstarch is dissolved. Add rice wine or dry sherry, brown sugar and soy sauce. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Set aside.
- Place a large pot on your stove. Set aside for now.
- Place your skillet on medium to medium-high heat. Pour in approximately 2 tablespoons of oil in your skillet, and heat until shimmering or a drop of water flicked in it dances.
- Add pork slices and stir for 2-3 minutes or until brown. This time will vary depending on the size of your pork slices.
- Remove pork slices from your skillet and place in your large pot. Set aside.
- Add another tablespoon or two of oil to your skillet and heat it up. Add mushrooms, stirring occasionally. After a few minutes add onions, peppers and carrots. Stir until done to your liking. Usually a few more minutes. Add ginger and garlic and stir until evenly distributed and fragrant, another minute.
- Remove vegetables from heat and dump into your large pot with the pork. Add cooked noodles to your large pot as well. Set skillet aside and place the large pot on your burner on medium to medium high heat. Toss to combine the contents of your large pot. Stir constantly to make sure everything is hot, just a few minutes.
- Give your soy mixture a stir and scrape the sugar that might have settled at the bottom of your bowl. Add your soy mixture to the large pot and continue stirring until evenly coated. Serve immediately and Enjoy!
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