Name: Pork Belly Noodle Broth
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 tbsp peanut oil; 1 onion - sliced; 1 tsp 5-spice powder; 1 tsp schezwan peppercorns - toasted and ground; 2 cloves garlic - minced; 2 red chilli's - finely chopped; 1 thumb sized piece of ginger - grated; 150 ml rice wine or dry sherry; 3 cups chicken stock; 1 lime - juiced; 2 tbsp soya sauce; 2 tsp sesame oil; 150 ml hoisin sauce; 2 pak choi - chopped; 250 g roasted pork belly - sliced; 4 spring onions - sliced; 1 handful fresh coriander - chopped; 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds; egg noodles

AuthorRejane GwynneCategoryChinese, Dinner, PorkDifficultyIntermediate

Yields2 Servings

Prep Time10 minsCook Time50 minsTotal Time1 hr

1 tbsp peanut oil

1 onion - sliced

1 tsp 5-spice powder

1 tsp schezwan peppercorns - toasted and ground

2 cloves garlic - minced

2 red chilli's - finely chopped

1 thumb sized piece of ginger - grated

150 ml rice wine or dry sherry

3 cups chicken stock

1 lime - juiced

2 tbsp soya sauce

2 tsp sesame oil

150 ml hoisin sauce

2 pak choi - chopped

250 g roasted pork belly - sliced

4 spring onions - sliced

1 handful fresh coriander - chopped

1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

egg noodles

Heat the oil in a pot, add the onions and fry on a medium heat until onions are soft

Add the 5-spice powder, schezwan pepper, garlic, ginger and chilli's and stir through for a couple of minutes

Deglaze the pot with the rice wine whilst stirring everything through for a couple of minutes

Add the chicken stock and simmer gently for 30 minutes

Add the soya sauce, sesame oil, lime juice and hoisin sauce and continue to simmer for another 5 minutes

Add the pak choi and sliced roasted pork belly strips and continue to cook or another 5 minutes until the pak choi is cooked and the pork is warmed through

Meanwhile, cook the noodles according to packet instructions and leave aside

When you are ready to plate up, start by dividing the noodles into two bowls and then scoop ladels full of the broth on top of the noodles

Finish off the dish with a sprinkle of spring onions, sesame seeds and fresh coriander leaves on top.

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