Hot Pepper Pork with Noodles
Servings: 4
Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
8 ounces linguini pasta
Marinade:
2 TBSP soy sauce
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp white pepper
1 tsp honey
2 TBSP cooking sherry
1/2 cup water
Stir Fry:
1 1/4 lb pork butt, thinly sliced
2 tsp peanut oil
2 TBSP cornstarch
peanut oil (about 9 TBSP)
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns, toasted and ground
4 jalapeno peppers, thinly sliced
1/2 red bell pepper, seeds removed and thinly sliced
2 TBSP soy sauce
Directions
1. Cook the linguini according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
2. In a large bowl mix the ingredients for the marinade: 2 TBSP soy sauce, salt, white pepper, honey, sherry, and water add the pork and allow to sit for at least 15 minutes.
3. Stir the 2 tsp peanut oil and the cornstarch in with the marinated pork.
4. Heat a large pan or wok over high heat until very hot. Add 1/4 cup of the oil to the pan and then, working in two batches begin to stir-fry the pork. Carefully add half the pork to the pan and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute stirring constantly. Remove the pork from pan and set aside. Wipe the pan out and add another 1/4 cup of oil, repeat with remaining pork.
5. Return the pan to high heat and add 1 TBSP of oil. Add the garlic, ground peppercorns, jalapeño, and red pepper. Stir fry, moving constantly for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
6. Add the soy sauce, cooked linguini, and pork with any drippings to the pan with the peppers. Toss together, taste and season if needed, serve immediately.
2. In a large bowl mix the ingredients for the marinade: 2 TBSP soy sauce, salt, white pepper, honey, sherry, and water add the pork and allow to sit for at least 15 minutes.
3. Stir the 2 tsp peanut oil and the cornstarch in with the marinated pork.
4. Heat a large pan or wok over high heat until very hot. Add 1/4 cup of the oil to the pan and then, working in two batches begin to stir-fry the pork. Carefully add half the pork to the pan and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute stirring constantly. Remove the pork from pan and set aside. Wipe the pan out and add another 1/4 cup of oil, repeat with remaining pork.
5. Return the pan to high heat and add 1 TBSP of oil. Add the garlic, ground peppercorns, jalapeño, and red pepper. Stir fry, moving constantly for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
6. Add the soy sauce, cooked linguini, and pork with any drippings to the pan with the peppers. Toss together, taste and season if needed, serve immediately.
Notes & Tips
If you can find Chinese hand pulled noodles use those in this recipe, but the linguini worked well as a supermarket substitute.