Sue’s 'speedy' pork noodles recipe

Name: Sue’s 'speedy' pork noodles
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 270g pack pork loin steaks; 1 tsp vegetable oil; 1 tbsp roasted salted peanuts, roughly chopped (optional); lime wedges, to serve (optional); ½ tsp cornflour; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 4cm piece ginger, peeled and sliced into matchsticks; 2 tbsp clear honey; 1 fresh lime, juice and zest; ½ 15g pack fresh coriander, stems finely chopped, leaves left whole; ½ red chilli, deseeded and sliced; 60g dried rice vermicelli noodles; ½ tbsp sesame oil; 1 carrot, peeled into ribbons; ¼ cucumber, peeled into ribbons; ½ 15g pack fresh basil, leaves picked (optional); 10g fresh mint, leaves picked (optional)

When outdoor swimming with her friends is off the cards, Sue still loves to cook for her nearest and dearest. Something that doesn’t take long to prepare but still delivers big on flavour is Sue’s midweek vibe. Her speedy pork noodles are ready in just 25 minutes, they’re packed with fresh, delicious veg and use a storecupboard-friendly dressing. It makes an impressive-looking meal for two that doesn’t break the bank.

See method

Serves 2
10 mins to prepare and 15 mins to cook
565 calories / serving

Dairy-free
Gluten-free

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Tesco Pork Loin Steaks 480g
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270g pack pork loin steaks
£2.99
£6.23/kg
Tesco Pure Vegetable Oil 1L
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1 tsp vegetable oil
£1.45
£1.45/litre
Stockwell & Co Roasted & Salted Peanuts 200G
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1 tbsp roasted salted peanuts, roughly chopped (optional)
£0.59
£2.95/kg
Tesco Limes Each
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lime wedges, to serve (optional)
£0.23
£0.23/each
Tesco Cornflour 500G
½ tsp cornflour
£2.55
£5.10/kg
Tesco Light Soy Sauce 150Ml
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2 tbsp soy sauce
£0.55
£3.67/litre
Tesco Ginger 100g
4cm piece ginger, peeled and sliced into matchsticks
£1.25
£12.50/kg
Tesco Squeezy Clear Honey 340G
2 tbsp clear honey
£1.19
£3.50/kg
Tesco Fresh Cut Coriander 30G
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½ 15g pack fresh coriander, stems finely chopped, leaves left whole
£0.50
£16.67/kg
Tesco Red Chillies 60G
½ red chilli, deseeded and sliced
£0.51
£8.50/kg
Tesco Rice Noodles 300G
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60g dried rice vermicelli noodles
£1.15
£3.83/kg
Tesco Toasted Sesame Oil 250Ml
½ tbsp sesame oil
£2.65
£10.60/litre
Tesco Carrots Loose
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1 carrot, peeled into ribbons
£0.11
£0.69/kg
Tesco Whole Cucumber Each
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¼ cucumber, peeled into ribbons
£0.99
£0.99/each
Tesco Fresh Cut Basil 30G
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½ 15g pack fresh basil, leaves picked (optional)
£0.50
£16.67/kg
Tesco Fresh Cut Mint 30G
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10g fresh mint, leaves picked (optional)
£0.50
£16.67/kg

Method

Preheat the grill to high. Rub both sides of the pork with the vegetable oil and place on a baking tray. Grill for 5-6 mins each side until lightly golden and cooked through. Transfer to a plate to rest for 5 mins, then cut into 1cm slices.
Meanwhile, make the dressing. Put the cornflour in a small saucepan and slowly whisk in the soy sauce and 50ml water, followed by the ginger and honey. Set over a medium heat and simmer for 10 mins until thickened and glossy, then remove from the heat and stir through the lime juice and zest, coriander stalks and chilli.
Cook the rice noodles to packet instructions. Toss together with the other salad ingredients and coriander leaves, then arrange on 2 plates.
Top with the slices of pork and scatter with the peanuts, if using. Drizzle over the dressing and serve with the lime wedges for squeezing over, if you like.