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Authentic Pork Lo Mein
This is a wonderful recipe I made from a zaar member the other night, the flavours were awesome and the whole recipe came together really well. It smelled delicious while cooking and there were clean plates all round. The only changes I made was to make with carrot and red pepper as I had to use up these vegetables from the fridge and this recipe provided the opportunity. I also subbed bean sprouts for bamboo shoots as I am not a huge fan of them, apart from that I made everything else the same, although I did not measure exact amounts of sauces etc.. I just eye balled it and adjusted at the end for our personal taste. If you would like to see more reviews of this recipe please clicke here.

Ingredients

1/2lb Fresh pork tenderloin

Meat Marinade

2 Teaspoons cornstarch
1 Teaspoon sugar
1 Teaspoon soy sauce
1 Teaspoon rice wine

Vegetables

1 Tablespoon fresh ginger (cut very fine)
5-6 Large mushrooms
1/2 Cup bamboo shoot
1 Red bell pepper or carrot
1 Small onion, cut in wedges
2 Green onions, shredded
1 Medium zucchini or celery, cut in 1-inch strips

Sauce Mixture

4 Teaspoons cornstarch
1 Cup chicken broth
2 Tablespoons oyster sauce
2 Garlic cloves, crushed
1/4 Teaspoon ginger
4 Tablespoons peanut oil

Seasoning in Noodles

1lb Fresh Chinese egg noodles
2 Tablespoons peanut oil
1 Tablespoon sesame oil
2 Tablespoons oyster sauce or soy sauce
11/2 Tablespoons soy sauce
11/2 Teaspoons rice vinegar

Method

1. Cut pork into thin strips, and then into pieces. Mix with meat marinade for 30 minutes.

2. Slice mushrooms, bamboo shoots, red pepper and zucchini into thin strips. Mix sauce.

3. Parboil noodles for 3 minutes. Rinse and drain.

4. Bring another pot of water to boil, and keep hot.

5. Heat 2 T. oil in wok. Stir fry all vegetables together for 2-3 minutes.

6. Sprinkle on a little salt and 1 teaspoons of sugar. Set aside.

7. Add 2 T. oil, and stir fry pork until done.

8. Add sauce mixture. Stir until thickened.

9. Add the vegetables. Stir until well mixed.

10. Put noodles into hot pot of water for 10-15 seconds, just to heat. Drain.

11. Put back in pot, and add noodles.

12. Serve meat and vegetables over noodles.

All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.