Red Pepper Pork And Noodles

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Title: Red Pepper Pork And Noodles
Categories: Polkadot, Lisa, Pork, Rice/pasta, Japanese
Yield: 4 Servings

12 oz Boneless lean pork
1 c Chicken broth
2 tb Reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 ts Cornstarch
5 oz Rice sticks or noodles,
-angel hair pasta, or
-vermicelli
2 tb Reduced-sodium soy sauce or
-oyster sauce
2 tb Finely chopped fresh
-lemongrass or 3/4 tsp.
-finely shredded lemon peel
1 1/2 ts Toasted sesame oil
1/2 To 1 tsp. crushed red pepper
1 tb Cooking oil
2 Cloves garlic, minced
8 Green onions, bias-sliced
-into 1-inch lengths
1 md Red, yellow, orange, or gree
-sweet pepper, cut into thin
-strips
2 oz Pea pods, halved crosswise
-diagonally (1 cup)
1 md Orange, peeled, cut
-crosswise into 1/2-inch
-thick slices, and halved
Orange wedges (optional)
Green onions (optional)

Trim fat from pork. Partially freeze meat. Thinly slice across the
grain into bite-size strips. Set aside.

For sauce, in a small mixing bowl stir together broth, 2 tablespoons
soy sauce, and cornstarch; set aside.

Soak rice sticks for 15 minutes in enough warm water to cover. Drain
well. Cut into 2- to 3-inch lengths, if desired. Set aside. (Or,
break pasta into 2- to 3- inch lengths; cook according to package
directions.)

In another mixing bowl combine pork strips, 2 tablespoons soy sauce or
oyster sauce, lemongrass or lemon peel, sesame oil, and crushed red
pepper. Cover and let stand for 20 minutes.

Pour cooking oil into a wok or 12-inch skillet. (Add more oil as
necessary during cooking.) Preheat over medium-high heat. Stir-fry
garlic in hot oil for 15 seconds. Add green onion, pepper strips,
and pea pods; stir fry for 2 minutes or till vegetables are
crisp-tender. Remove vegetables from wok.

Add meat mixture to the hot wok. Stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes or til
no pink remains. Push meat to sides of wok. Stir sauce; add to
center of wok. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Add soaked
rice sticks or cooked pasta and vegetables; stir to coat. Stir in
orange lices. Serve immediately. If desired, garnish with orange
wedges and green onions. Makes 4 main-dish servings.

Nutrition facts per serving: 253 cal., 11 g total fat (4 g sat.
fat), 39 mg chol., 784 mg sodium, 21 g carbo., 2 g fiber, 17 g pro.
Daily Value: 20% vit. A, 106% vit C, 3% calcium, 14% iron.

Source: Better Homes & Gardens

* The Polka Dot Palace BBS 1-201-822-3627. Posted by LISA

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