Hey lovelies
we always have a pack of cheap and cheerful pork chops knocking around the freezer screaming to be used up.
If I had to pick one of my favorite types of world cuisine it would be Chinese,
Id honestly eat it every night if I could and added bonus is it’s so easy to cook at home
This dish is a huge hit with the smalies , because most kids will eat noodles until they come out of there ears and you can pick and mix their preferred veggies to serve from the wok.
The grown-ups will love the sticky and sweet pork chops making the overall dish a huge hit with all the family.
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Jolene x
Ingredients
- 4 pork chops
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1-star anise
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1-centimeter cube of ginger
- 1 tablespoon of sesame oil
- 400g fine dried noodles per person
- 1 onion
- 1 scallion sliced
- 60g broccoli
- 1 carrot
- 1 green or red pepper
- 60g mushrooms sliced
Method (Serves 4)
you will need a small saucepan, an ovenproof dish, and a wok
preheat oven to 180c
pat each pork chop with some kitchen roll to remove any excess water
to make your sauce in a small saucepan combine the brown sugar, oyster sauce, soy sauce, and star anise over a gentle heat until the brown sugar has dissolved
add pork chops to an ovenproof dish pour the sauce over the chops, totally immerse the chops in the sauce and oven bake for 20 mins
crush garlic, finely dice ginger and onion
slice the carrot into matchsticks
chop broccoli into bite-size florets, slice pepper mushrooms and scallion
soften noodles in boiling water while you work the wok
in your wok heat 1 tablespoon of sesame oil over a medium heat
add your garlic and ginger and fry for a minute and then add in the onion browning for another 3 mins
chuck in your broccoli and carrot and stir-fry for 5 mins
add the rest of the veggies stir-frying for a further 5 minutes
season with a little salt and pepper
now to the wok add your drained noodles with a little sesame oil and give a good mix frying for another 4 minutes
take your chops from the oven and strain the sauce using a sift into a bowl leaving a little glaze on the chops
finish the chops under grill just to crisp the fat up
pour the sauce over the noodles and veggies and give a final mix
serve and devour