Soy Sauce Ramen Noodles and Lemongrass Pork Belly - Recipe
Vietnamese Lemongrass & Ginger Pork Belly, Chinese Broccoli, kimchi and Soy Sauce Ramen Noodles. Use the simple soy sauce recipe below to make your own savory soy sauce glaze for your instant noodles (packet ramen or noodle cup noodles will work!).
Instant noodle cup from @nongshim:
SOY SAUCE NOODLE INGREDIENTS
1 tbs light soy sauce
1/2 tbs dark soy sauce
1/2 tbs Maggi
1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce
1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
1/2 tsp white pepper
1 teaspoons sugar
2 tbs water
RAMEN CUP PREPARATION
1. Remove seasoning packets from ramen cup and toss or save for another project.
2. Fill ramen cup with boiling water for 3 min then strain noodles (or boil ramen package in a small pot of water and strain).
3. Prepare Vietnamese soy sauce marinade for noodles and simmer for 1 min in a work over med high heat.
4. Blanch vegetables for 1 minute, drain and set aside.
5. Add reserved cooked lemongrass pork belly (see below for recipe) or prepared protein
6. Toss noodles in sauce, add protein, and veggies until noodles sauce and darken up in the soy glaze.
7. Garnish with whatever herbs you have, I had fresh chili, scallions, limes, sesame seeds, black pepper!
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VIETNAMESE LEMONGRASS PORK BELLY
INGREDIENTS
1/4-1/2 lb pork belly thin cut slab
2 tablespoons neutral vegetable oil (I used tea seed oil from YouYou)
5 medium cloves garlic (smashed, about 1 1/2 tbs)
1/2 medium shallot onion (thinly sliced, about 1/2 cup)
1 tbs lemongrass (minced)
1 1/2-inch knob fresh ginger (peeled and thinly sliced, about 2 tbs)
1-2 red bird’s eye chiles (loosely chopped)
Kosher salt to taste
1/2 tbs fish sauce
1/2 teaspoon sugar
Freshly ground black pepper
PREPARATION
1. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium high heat until hot, glossy and shimmering. Swirl oil around pan and then add: garlic, onion, lemongrass, ginger, and chiles and sautee until slightly softened and a little browned (about 5 minutes). Remove veggies.
2. Add 1 tbs oil over high heat. Add pork belly and season with salt and pepper. Stir and cook until pork begins to brown (about 3-5 minutes until cooked).
3. Reduce heat to medium, then stir in fish sauce and sugar and add back lemongrass/ginger/chili)
4. Remove off burner and set aside.
VEGETABLES
Chinese Bok choy (few small bunches, washed, drained, cut, & blanched)