Wide Rice Noodles with Pork Gravy (ราดหน้า)
This is a Thai dish with origins in China. This is a delicious meal with many variations. Salted soy beans are key in this, so do not omit those or the taste will not be the same. Rad Nah is the base, for this dish here, this recipe is called Rad Nah Moo (moo meaning pork).
Ingredients
- 500 grams pork loin, sliced thin, 2 inch pieces, (1 lb)
- 500 grams fresh wide rice noodles, (1 lb)
- 500 grams Chinese broccoli, sliced
- 5 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon seasoning sauce, or Maggi sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons salted soy beans, also called yellow sauce
- 3 tablespoons corn starch
- 4 tablespoons cooking oil, divided
- 3 cups water
- black pepper, for serving
Instructions
- Separate the noodles into strips and microwave for 1-2 minutes.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a non stick pan on medium heat, when hot, add the noodles and dark soy sauce. Stir fry to coat all the noodles until the sauce coats all the noodles. Remove the noodles and set aside. Wipe out the pan.
- Add another 2 tablespoons of oil to the pan, When hot, add the garlic and fry for 1-2 minutes until fragrant, then add the pork and stir fry.
- When the pork is starting to change color, add the light soy sauce, seasoning sauce (Maggi), oyster sauce, and sugar.
- Stir fry until the pork is nearly cooked through, add the water and bring to a boil.
- Stir in the salted soy beans and allow the mixture to come to a boil again.
- Add the broccoli and stir in. In a small bowl, mix together the corn starch with 3 tablespoons of water to make a slurry and mix until dissolved.
- Stir the slurry into the pan and stir until thickened, if not thick enough, sprinkle in some corn starch and stir in, if the gravy is too thick, sprinkle in some water and stir in. When the gravy is bubbling and thickened to your liking, remove from heat.
- To serve, place some noodles on a plate and ladle on the gravy with a good amount of broccoli and pork. Sprinkle on some black pepper to taste, enjoy.
Notes
The pork loin will cost about 60 Baht/500 grams. For 4 servings, this is about 46 cents per serving.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
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