Pork Pad See Ew
with Tender-Crisp Asian Greens
Cooking time
10 minutes
Servings
4
Calories
590 /serving
Our rice noodles go to great lengths to please the family. They boil to thick and snappy in a matter of minutes. Everyone will enjoy untangling them from a Thai-inspired medley of meat and veggies: quick-cooked morsels of ground pork and two kinds of wilted greens.
We will send you:
- 510g Canadian-raised lean ground pork
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 90g Baby greens (baby spinach or kale)
- 450g Asian greens (yu choy or gai lan)
- 225g Rice noodles
- 45ml Ponzu lime sauce
- 45ml Sweet soy sauce
- 15ml Toasted sesame oil
- 12g Mellow Sesame spices (brown sugar, sea salt, white sesame, garlic, canola oil, ginger, paprika flavour, black pepper, cellulose)
Contains: Sesame • Soy • Sulphites • Wheat
You will need:
Large high-sided pan
Large pot
Oil
Salt & pepper (S&P)
Strainer
Total Fat
23 g
Saturated Fat
6 g
Sodium
1070 mg
Total Carb
63 g
Sugars
11 g
Protein
32 g
Fibre
4 g
Preparation
Cook the pork
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Mince the garlic.
- In a large, high-sided pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium-high.
- Add the garlic and sauté, 30 sec. to 1 min., until fragrant.
- Add the pork*; season with ½ the spices and S&P.
- Cook, breaking up the meat, 4 to 6 min., until browned and cooked through.
Boil the noodles & gai lan
- Meanwhile, remove the bottom inch of the gai lan stems; roughly chop the leaves and stems.
- Add the noodles to the pot of boiling water; stir gently to separate.
- Boil, 4 to 5 min., until al dente.
- In the last 2 to 3 min., add the gai lan.
- Reserving ½ cup cooking water, drain and toss with a drizzle of oil to prevent sticking.
Make the pad see ew
- To the pan of pork, add the noodles and gai lan, the spinach, soy sauce, ponzu, sesame oil, ½ the reserved cooking water, the remaining spices and S&P.
- Cook, stirring often, 2 to 3 min., until the spinach has wilted and the noodles are coated.
- If the sauce seems dry, gradually add the remaining cooking water until you achieve your desired consistency.
Plate your dish
- Divide the pad see ew between your plates. Bon appétit!
*Health Canada recommends cooking ground pork to a minimum internal temperature of 71°C.
