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Pork chow mein
Photo: Sam Loyd

Pork chow mein

18 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

For a crunchy noodle topping, fry some rice noodles before you begin to make the chow mein. Alternatively, top with a handful of ready-made prawn or shrimp crackers.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1009
Calories
54g
Protein
22g
Fat
141g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 17 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pork 100g cooked 242
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Water Chestnut not in our table 0
Prawn 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

  • 500g/1lb 2oz pork fillet
  • 1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
  • ½ tsp flaked sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 200g/7oz dried medium egg noodles
  • 4 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 2 tbsp soft light brown sugar
  • 2 tsp cornflour
  • 4 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp mirindry sherry
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 large carrot
  • 25g/1oz chunk fresh root ginger
  • 3 garlic
  • 6 spring onions
  • 50g/1¾oz frozen peas
  • 225g/8oz can water chestnuts
  • fried noodles or prawn crackers

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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