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Chinese Recipe : Ants on a Tree - Pork with Bean Thread Noodles

Serves 4 to 6

In this classic Chinese preparation, delicate bean thread noodles are dressed with a spicy sauce and flecked with bits of pork (the ants)

Ingredients:

MARINATING THE PORK

• 3/4 pound ground pork
• 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon Asian (toasted) sesame oil

• 6 ounces bean-thread (cellophane) noodles
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced scallion
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon minced peeled gingerroot
• 2 teaspoons Asian chili paste or 1/2 teaspoon
• of hot red pepper flakes
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons scotch
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon Asian (toasted sesame oil)
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander

Directions:

1. In a small bowl combine the pork gently with the vinegar, the soy sauce and the sesame oil and let it marinate at room temp for 20 minutes
2. In a bowl soak the noodles in warm water to cover for 15 minutes, drain them, and cut them into 3-to-4 inch lengths
3. In a wok or large heavy skillet heat the vegetable oil over moderately high heat until it just begins to smoke and in it stir-fry 1/4 cup of the scallion, the garlic and the gingerroot fir 30 seconds.
4. Add the pork and the chili paste and stir-fry the mixture, breaking up the lumps, until the meat is no longer pink.
5. Add the noodles, the broth, the scotch, the soy sauce, the vinegar and the sugar and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the noodles have absorbed the liquid.
6. Transfer mixture to a platter, drizzle it with the sesame oil and sprinkle it with coriander and the remaining 1/4 cup scallion

Submitted by : Lindsey