Porky Stir Fried Noodles

More, using what is in the fridge...

The "Guests" were simple. One cute English man, an African Grey Parrot, and a gimpy gal (yours truly).

The mission was a bit more challenging; avoid a trip to the local market at all costs (to preserve the twisted ankle) and use a few key ingredients in the fridge before they become reanimated and begin to hold other fridge items hostage.

The outcome: Pork Stir Fried Noodles.

Ingredients

1/2 lb (or less) of pork tenderloin, cut into small piece by the cutie
4 big cloves of garlic, chopped finely
2 very small red peppers, sliced
1 medium green pepper, sliced
a handful of yellow beans, broken into 1 inch pieces
2 green onions, sliced
1/2 red onion, sliced
1/4 cup of soy sauce
1/4 cup rice vinegar
3 tablespoons dark sesame oil
1 lime, juiced
1/2 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup water
2 teaspoons of corn starch
pinch of red pepper flakes
spaghetti for two (yes - it is a bit white trash)

Directions

Boil up yer spaghetti while the gimpy girl chops the veg sitting at the kitchen table (how weird was that?!)

In a bit of vegetable oil in a HOT pan, stir fry pork and garlic until all sides of meat are no longer pink...just make sure you don't burn the garlic (ick). Remove the pork and garlic from the pan, add a bit more oil and throw in your red onions. Stir for about 30 seconds. Add the green peppers. Stir for 15 seconds and add the red peppers and green onions. Cook for another minute or two - just until vegetable start to get an extra dose of vibrancy. Add yellow beans cook and cook for another 30 seconds before adding the pork mixture back to the pan.

By now, the spaghetti should be getting ready to rumble. Give it a stir, test it and remove from water when it is done to your liking.

In a small bowl, whisk the sauce ingredients (those that remain) together until the cornstarch is completely incorporated into the liquid. Slowly poor the liquid into the hot pan with the stir fry and stir some more until it begins to thicken. Immediately add the pasta into the wok/pan and toss to mix everything together.

Serve up your morsels first to the parrot who will immediately drop everything he is busy working on since there is NOTHING better than spaghetti and meet if you are an avian. Unless there is an almond in your future and that trumps all.