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Pork & Green Bean Stir Fry With Glass Noodles

Servings: 4
Calories: 315kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon canola oil (or other neutral-flavored oil)
  • 1 pound green beans (chopped)
  • 4 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 2 tablespoon water
  • 4 ounces glass noodles
  • 8 ounces ground pork

Pork marinade:

  • 2 tablespoon grated fresh ginger root
  • 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine (dry sherry also works)
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • ½ tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • ½ teaspoon sugar

Stir fry sauce:

  • ½ tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • ½ teaspoon dark soy sauce
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon white pepper

Instructions

  • Stir together the ground pork and the pork marinade ingredients in a medium bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow it to marinate in the fridge while you prep the rest of the meal (about 15-20 minutes)
  • Mix together the stir fry sauce ingredients in a small bowl; set aside.
  • Cut up the green beans and mince the garlic.
  • Bring a pot of water to a boil. Soak the bean thread noodles in the water as you prepare the rest of the meal -- there's no need to boil them; just turn the heat off and allow the noodles to soak in the hot water.
  • Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the green beans to the skillet, put the lid on, and allow the green beans to cook for about 3 minutes.
  • Add the garlic to the skillet and stir-fry with the garlic for 1 minute.
  • Add 2 tablespoons of water to the skillet, put the lid back on, and allow the green beans to steam for about 5 more minutes, until they turn tender.
  • Remove the green beans and garlic to a plate.
  • Lightly spray the same skillet with nonstick spray. Cook the pork over medium heat until the pork is no longer pink. You don't need to stir-fry the pork constantly; allow it to sit in the pan and brown up a bit before stirring with a spatula.
  • When the pork is ready, add the green beans, bean thread noodles and stir-fry sauce to the skillet. Stir it around until the ingredients are well-blended.