Ramen Noodles with a Twist

These are Jonathan's Special Noodles.

Ramen noodles and Mizkan or Mitsukan Noodle soup base. I've gotten a close up picture. I buy this in an Asian Market. Look around... You'll find it.
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Boil the noodles for the recommended 3 minutes and drain. Save the packet of soup powder that comes with the noodles. We won't be using it today. After noodles are drained, add a couple Tablespoons of the soup base for each packet of noodles. Mix well. Serve immediately.

This is the noodle soup base mix. It's a liquid. I find it at Super H Mart. I have bought it at other stores over the years, as well. There are different brands. It's Bonito Flavored soup base that you need, regardless of brand.

Basic Ramen Noodle packets.

Cook according to package directions. Then drain.

After draining, I pour in some soup base mix. I'm using about 1/4 cup, I have 3 packages of noodles.

Noodles on the side. :)

Stir-Fry Pork with Red and Green Peppers

2 lb. pork loin, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
6 Tablespoon soy sauce
1 Teaspoon cornstarch
1 Teaspoon crushed red pepper or to taste
2 Teaspoon sugar
2 Tablespoon Dry Sherry Wine
1 large green pepper
1 large red bell pepper
2-3 green onions, sliced, optional

1.5 cup uncooked rice or
Ramen Noodles ready to cook
(I made two packages of Ramen for three people. My hungry teenager asked for more. You might want to make one packet for each person if they have adult appetites.)

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Toss pork cubes with soy, cornstarch and red pepper. While that is marinading, thinly slice up your peppers and start your rice. If you are using Ramen noodles, you can wait till the last minute to cook them, just have the water hot and ready to go. 

When everything is ready to go and rice is done, cook pork. It will only take 10 minutes!

Heat oil in large frying pan or wok. Add pork. Stir-fry till done. Add peppers slices and sugar, stirring another few minutes until tender crisp. Add sherry, cook 30 seconds and serve over hot rice. 

Couldn't be simpler! And OH-SO tender! 

Enjoy! 
--Marie

I trim the excess fat off the pork loin before cubing it up.

Cut slices, then strips, then cubes.

The soy sauce, crushed red pepper and the cornstarch. Mix well.

Add pork cubes to marinade.

Bell peppers and green onions ready to go into the pan.

Just for kicks, I'm making potstickers on the side. These are Ling Ling brand, from Costco (freezer).

Steam with lid on until water is nearly gone, then remove lid to brown.

Potstickers are almost done, time to start the pork. Once the heat of the pan is easily felt by the back of your hand, the pan is ready. It may look like I'm touching this pan, but I am surely not. My fingers are about an inch above the surface of the hot pan, with oil.

Pour pork and liquids in all at once.

It should start cooking as soon as it hits the pan. Stir,stir, stir.

The potstickers need turning. About now, I'm wishing I had one more set of arms. 

But, I'm good. I can DO this! LOL!

The pork is about done, add the peppers, with sugar on top.

And the green onions.

The veggies in the pot just need to soften and cook to tender-crisp. Time to get those Ramen noodles into the boiling water. Once they are done, just drain and stir in a touch of cooking oil to keep them from becoming a gelatinous ball of wiggly goo. Do not add the flavoring packet.

Veggies are almost there, add the sherry. From here, it's about one minute to done. You don't want to overcook, just boil off the alcohol.

Done... Enjoy!

The Ramen Noodle is a nice change of pace from rice every once in a while.