Ants climbing trees with minced pork
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Ants climbing trees with minced pork

The intruguing name of this dish refers to how the pork clings to the noodles, resembling ants climbing trees! Traditionally made using a fermented bean paste, this recipe uses more readily available gochujang and miso.

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  • Serves2
  • CourseMain meal
  • Prepare5 mins
  • Cook10 mins
  • Total time15 mins

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Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
  • 15g fresh root ginger, chopped
  • ½ tbsp Cooks’ Ingredients Gochujang Chilli Paste
  • ½ tbsp miso
  • 200g pork mince
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1½ tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 200ml chicken stock
  • 300g Amoy Straight to Wok Ribbon Rice Noodles
  • 4 salad onions, sliced
  • steamed Waitrose & Partners Green Pak Choi, to serve
  • steamed broccoli, to serve
  • mange tout, to serve

Method

  1. Heat a wok, add the oil and cook the ginger for 1 minute until golden. Add the chilli paste, miso and pork mince and stir-fry until the meat has browned. Pour in the soy sauces and chicken stock; cook for 5 minutes. Add the noodles and salad onions and stir-fry for 1 minute. Divide between 2 large bowls and serve with the steamed green vegetables.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

2,290kJ/ 545kcals

Fat

18g

Saturated Fat

4.5g

Carbohydrates

63g

Sugars

14g

Fibre

7.8g

Protein

30g

Salt

4.6g

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