SINGAPORE NOODLES
SINGAPORE NOODLES
SINGAPORE NOODLES

Ingredients
  • 300g/10oz pork tenderloin
  • trimmed of fat and sinew
  • 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp dry sherry
  • 2 tsp soft light brown sugar
  • ½ tsp Chinese five spice powder
  • 3 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 100g/3½oz fine egg noodles
  • 1 red onion
  • cut into thin wedges
  • 1 red pepper
  • deseeded and sliced
  • 100g/3½oz shiitake mushrooms
  • sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • crushed
  • 20g/¾oz fresh root ginger
  • peeled and finely grated
  • 2 tsp medium Madras curry powder
  • 200g/7oz prawns
  • 10 spring onions
  • trimmed and sliced diagonally
Directions
  • Put the pork fillet in a bowl and pour over the soy sauce and sherry. Stir in the sugar and five spice powder and leave to stand for 30 minutes
  • turning in the marinade every ten minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
  • Drain the pork
  • reserving the marinade. Place the pork on a small aluminium foil-lined tray. Drizzle with one tablespoon of the oil and roast for 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside to stand.
  • While the pork is cooking
  • cook the noodles according to the packet instructions.
  • Place a large heavy-based frying pan or wok over a medium heat. Add two tablespoons of the oil and stir-fry the onion
  • red pepper and mushrooms for 5-6 minutes or until beginning to soften and lightly colour. Add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry for one minute. Sprinkle the curry powder into the pan and cook for two further minutes.
  • Cut the pork lengthways in half and then slice into thin pieces. Add the pork to the hot pan along with the prawns and spring onions. Stir-fry for one minute then add the drained noodles and reserved marinade. Mix together with chopsticks
  • or a couple of forks
  • for 2-3 minutes until piping hot. Serve immediately.