cellophane noodle salad with roast pork
You know, it’s so easy to get in a rut. Invite some friends over, get what you need, hustle to have everything ready, as people arrive when they may either slightly over or undercooking certain things because it’s impossible to perfectly time, bring out a big platter or two of what-not, “ta-da!” it, dig in, eat and drink too much and well, then what? Is that all there is? It’s not the company but the routine threatens makes it less wild the eighth time around.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 20 of 24 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 20 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Peanut | 1 oz (28g) | 161 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Mango | 1 cup diced (165g) | 99 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Sake | 1 oz (30ml) | 39 |
| Bell Pepper | 1 medium (119g) | 31 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Cucumber | 1/2 cup sliced (52g) | 16 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Jalapeno | 1 pepper (14g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Cilantro | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) | 1 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
| Mung Bean | not in our table | 0 |
| Bean | not in our table | 0 |
| Peppermint | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 (1-lb) solid piece boneless pork butt (shoulder), halved along the grain*
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup Chinese rice wine or sake
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup peanut or vegetable oil**
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 3 tablespoons finely grated peeled fresh ginger
- 1 large fresh jalapeno chile, seeded and minced
- 8 oz very thin bean-thread noodles (also known as cellophane, glass, or mung bean noodles)
- 3/4 lb Chinese long beans (1 bunch) or green beans, trimmed and cut into 3-inch pieces
- 1 seedless cucumber (usually plastic-wrapped; about 1 lb), halved lengthwise and sliced diagonally 1/8 inch thick
- 1 bunch scallions, cut into matchsticks
- 1 firm-ripe mango, peeled, pitted, and thinly sliced
- 2 thin carrots, cut into 1/8-inch-thick matchsticks
- 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
- 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh small basil leaves