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Simple Pork Noodles

Course Dinner
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

For the Green Onion Salad:

  • 3 teaspoons rice vinegar
  • ¼ teaspoon honey
  • ½ teaspoon fresh grated ginger
  • Pinch of salt
  • 7 green onions green part only, cut into thin 2-inch long strips
  • ½ teaspoon sesame seeds

For the Spicy Pork Noodles:

  • 3 tablespoons gochujang
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil separated
  • 1 lb. ground pork
  • 1 teaspoon salt separated
  • 7 green onions white part only and minced (½ cup)
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 medium carrots minced (~¾ cup)
  • 16 oz. pappardelle or tagliatelle
  • 1-1.5 cups starchy pasta water separated
  • ½ teaspoon sesame seeds

Instructions

  • Prepare the green onion salad by mixing rice vinegar, honey, grated ginger, and salt in a bowl. Toss in the green onions and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Chill in the refrigerator.
  • In another bowl, whisk together gochujang, tomato paste, rice vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce, honey, and ginger for the pork noodle sauce. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of sesame oil into the mixture.
  • Cook ground pork in a skillet until almost cooked through. Remove pork and keep drippings.
  • Saute white parts of green onion, garlic, and carrots in sesame oil. Add pork back to the skillet and pour in the gochujang sauce. Mix well and set aside.
  • Cook noodles until al dente. Reserve starchy water.
  • Add starchy water to the skillet, simmer the sauce, and toss in the noodles.
  • Serve noodles topped with sesame seeds and the chilled green onion salad.

Notes

  • For a milder version, substitute 1 tablespoon of gochujang sauce with another tablespoon of tomato paste.
  • Pappardelle or tagliatelle noodles work best for this dish.
  • Add warm noodles to the sauce for better mixing.