I have been posting a lot of meat recently, well it seems that way anyway. So today I made a simple Chinese dish that my mom showed me how to make – glass noodles with minced pork. They are also referred to as cellophane noodles and are usually made of starch or beans and water.  I had a package of these glass noodles laying around from before and I know you can get them at most Asian markets, but I don’t know about regular grocery stores. I have never actually looked, but I assume they would be cheaper at Asian markets anyways. So this recipe comes courtesy of my mom and she gave me ingredients but no measurements, so nothing is exact as I am purely guessing/approximating what I used. But all in all, its fairly fast and easy and makes a nice side dish.

Ingredients

• 8oz pkg of glass noodles
• 1/2 lb ground pork
• 5 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 tsp chili paste/chili oil or to taste
• 3/4 cup dark soy sauce, separated
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp white pepper
• 4 cups of water or until softened
• 3 green onions, chopped

Recipe:

• Marinate the ground pork in 1/2 cup of dark soy sauce
• Saute the pork with the garlic and chili paste in a wok or large sauce pan over medium heat
• Add the glass noodles to the wok and add ~3 cups of water, 1/4 cup soy sauce, salt, white pepper, and sesame oil
• Add more water if the noodles are still absorbing it (they soak up a lot)
• Top with green onions and enjoy