Midweek Meal Makeovers

Vietnamese Inspired Pork Noodle Bowls

These healthy, colourful New Zealand pork noodle bowls are just the ticket for a light, tasty meal - be it lunch or dinner!

Easy
3
30 mins prep
15 mins cook

2 x New Zealand pork steaks (approx. 150g each)

Marinade

1x makrut lime leaf (kaffir lime leaf) - finely diced

1 lemongrass - inside part finely diced

2 Garlic cloves - minced

1 Tbsp fish sauce

1 Tbsp soy sauce

Sauce

3 Tbsp fish sauce

3 Tbsp lime juice (2 juicy limes)

3 Tbsp brown sugar

2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar

2 tsp chilli paste

1 red chilli - thinly sliced

Salad

Half a packet of rice noodles

1 large carrot - julienned

½ cucumber - julienned (if in season)

½ punnet cherry tomatoes - halved (if in season)

1 cup shredded purple cabbage

¼ cup spring onion – thinly sliced

Big handful of fresh mint leaves

Big handful of coriander leaves

Handful of toasted peanuts

Handful of deep fried onions

Thank you to Miss Polly's Kitchen for this delicious, healthy recipe!



Ingredients

2 x New Zealand pork steaks (approx. 150g each)

Marinade

1x makrut lime leaf (kaffir lime leaf) - finely diced

1 lemongrass - inside part finely diced

2 Garlic cloves - minced

1 Tbsp fish sauce

1 Tbsp soy sauce

Sauce

3 Tbsp fish sauce

3 Tbsp lime juice (2 juicy limes)

3 Tbsp brown sugar

2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar

2 tsp chilli paste

1 red chilli - thinly sliced

Salad

Half a packet of rice noodles

1 large carrot - julienned

½ cucumber - julienned (if in season)

½ punnet cherry tomatoes - halved (if in season)

1 cup shredded purple cabbage

¼ cup spring onion – thinly sliced

Big handful of fresh mint leaves

Big handful of coriander leaves

Handful of toasted peanuts

Handful of deep fried onions

Thank you to Miss Polly's Kitchen for this delicious, healthy recipe!



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01
Make the marinade and sauce

Mix the marinade ingredients together in a bowl. Coat the pork steaks well and set aside.

Mix the sauce ingredients together and set side.

01
02
Prepare the salad

Prep, slice and julienne all of the salad ingredients and set aside on a platter.

02
03
Cook the noodles

Add the noodles to a pot and pour over boiling water to they are submerged, cover with a lid and let it sit for 10 minutes. While the noodles are sitting, move on to cook the pork.

Drain the noodles after 10 minutes.

03
04
Pork – cook with the ‘6+2+2 method’

Add a good glug of oil to a frypan or barbecue over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook for 6 minutes on one side. Flip the steaks and cook on the other side for two minutes. Remove the steaks from the pan and rest on a plate for at least two minutes.

Air frying method

Preheat air fryer to 200°C. Cook for 12 minutes, and flip after 6 minutes. Rest for 2 mins before serving.

04
05
Assemble and serve

Divide the noodles into three bowls. Divide the salad and herbs evenly and then the sliced pork.

Pour the sauce over and garnish with the deep fried onions and peanuts.

05
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Midweek Meal Makeovers

Vietnamese Inspired Pork Noodle Bowls

These healthy, colourful New Zealand pork noodle bowls are just the ticket for a light, tasty meal - be it lunch or dinner!

30 mins prep | 15 mins cook
Easy
3

2 x New Zealand pork steaks (approx. 150g each)

Marinade

1x makrut lime leaf (kaffir lime leaf) - finely diced

1 lemongrass - inside part finely diced

2 Garlic cloves - minced

1 Tbsp fish sauce

1 Tbsp soy sauce

Sauce

3 Tbsp fish sauce

3 Tbsp lime juice (2 juicy limes)

3 Tbsp brown sugar

2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar

2 tsp chilli paste

1 red chilli - thinly sliced

Salad

Half a packet of rice noodles

1 large carrot - julienned

½ cucumber - julienned (if in season)

½ punnet cherry tomatoes - halved (if in season)

1 cup shredded purple cabbage

¼ cup spring onion – thinly sliced

Big handful of fresh mint leaves

Big handful of coriander leaves

Handful of toasted peanuts

Handful of deep fried onions

Thank you to Miss Polly's Kitchen for this delicious, healthy recipe!



01
Make the marinade and sauce

Mix the marinade ingredients together in a bowl. Coat the pork steaks well and set aside.

Mix the sauce ingredients together and set side.

02
Prepare the salad

Prep, slice and julienne all of the salad ingredients and set aside on a platter.

03
Cook the noodles

Add the noodles to a pot and pour over boiling water to they are submerged, cover with a lid and let it sit for 10 minutes. While the noodles are sitting, move on to cook the pork.

Drain the noodles after 10 minutes.

04
Pork – cook with the ‘6+2+2 method’

Add a good glug of oil to a frypan or barbecue over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook for 6 minutes on one side. Flip the steaks and cook on the other side for two minutes. Remove the steaks from the pan and rest on a plate for at least two minutes.

Air frying method

Preheat air fryer to 200°C. Cook for 12 minutes, and flip after 6 minutes. Rest for 2 mins before serving.

05
Assemble and serve

Divide the noodles into three bowls. Divide the salad and herbs evenly and then the sliced pork.

Pour the sauce over and garnish with the deep fried onions and peanuts.