Name: Asian pork salad with glass noodles
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 100 gram packet bean thread vermicelli noodles; 2 tablespoon lime juice; 1 tablespoon caster sugar; 2 teaspoon fish sauce; 2 teaspoon soy sauce; 1 clove clove, crushed; 10 medium_piece lemongrass, finely chopped; 300 gram lean pork mince; 1 carrot, grated; 2 cup shredded wombok (chinese cabbage); 2 green onions, finely sliced; 1/3 cup coriander leaves

Asian pork salad with glass noodles

This fresh tasty salad can be ready on the table in no time at all, packed full of zesty Asian spiced pork mince and thin vermicelli noodles.

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Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

Total

20M

Ingredients

100 gram packet bean thread vermicelli noodles

2 tablespoon lime juice

1 tablespoon caster sugar

2 teaspoon fish sauce

2 teaspoon soy sauce

1 clove clove, crushed

10 medium_piece lemongrass, finely chopped

300 gram lean pork mince

1 carrot, grated

2 cup shredded wombok (chinese cabbage)

2 green onions, finely sliced

1/3 cup coriander leaves

Method

1.Prepare noodles according to packet directions. Drain.

2.Combine lime juice, sugar, fish sauce and soy sauce in a small jug and stir until sugar dissolves.

3.Lightly spray a wok with oil and heat on high. Stir-fry garlic and lemongrass for 30 seconds, until fragrant. Add mince and cook for 3 minutes, stirring to break up any lumps, until browned.

4.Combine mince mixture, noodles, carrot, wombok, onion and half of coriander in a bowl. Drizzle with dressing and toss to coat. Serve salad scattered with remaining coriander.

These bean thread noodles are also called glass noodles, as they become transparent once cooked.
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