CRISPY NOODLE CAKE WITH BARBECUED PORK

By gaster16

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon cold water
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon oriental sesame oil
• 2 cups bean sprouts
• 8 ounces Chinese egg noodles
• 4 tablespoons peanut oil, divided
• 2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 2 green onions white and pale green parts minced, tops cut into 1” pieces
• 2 medium carrots cut into matchstick size strips
• 4 ounces snow peas cut on diagonal into matchstick size strips
• 6 oz. Chinese barbecued pork, cut into matchstick size strips

Preparation

Step 1

Stir cornstarch and 1 tablespoon cold water in small bowl to blend. Mix in soy sauce, sugar and sesame oil. Blanch bean sprouts in large pot of boiling salted water 10 seconds. Using large slotted skimmer or sieve, transfer sprouts to colander. Rinse under cold water to cool quickly. Add noodles to same pot of boiling water and cook until just tender but still firm to bite, about 5 minutes. Drain well, rinse with cold water and drain again, tossing to release as much water as possible. Heat 1 tablespoon peanut oil in heavy wok or skillet over medium high heat. Add ginger, garlic, and minced green onions. Saute 1 minute. Add carrots, snow peas, and pork. Stir-fry until carrots are just crisp tender about 2 minutes. Mix in bean sprouts, noodles and green onion tops. Stir fry 1 minute. Stir cornstarch mixture to reblend and add to wok. Cook until sauce thickens, stirring often, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer noodle mixture to large bowl and cool. eat 2 tablespoons peanut oil in skillet over medium heat. Add noodle mixture. Cook until bottom of noodle cake is brown and crusty, occasionally pressing to compact and shaking pan to prevent sticking, about 5 minutes. Turn cake out onto rimless baking sheet, browned side up. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to skillet and heat. Slide noodle cake back into skillet, browned side up. Cook until bottom is brown and crusty, about 6 minutes. Slide noodle cake out onto platter.