East Meets West Recipes: #2. Pasta Pork Soup with Shimeji Mushrooms

 Ingredients

• 200 g. Penne Pasta (you can also use other types of pasta i.e. Macaroni, Fusilli, Farfalle)
• 200 g. minced pork
• 100 g. Shimeji Mushrooms
• 1 pan of water (about 1000 ml) for cooking soup
• 1 pan of water with a pinch of salt to cook the pasta
• 3 tablespoons of fish sauce or Salt
• 1 tablespoon of soy sauce

How to cook

• Pasta
• Bring a pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add a pinch of salt into the boiling water. This will stop the pasta from sticking together.

 

• Add the pasta to the pot of water. Boil the pasta for 10 mins, over medium at high heat. 

 

• Stir regularly to avoid having the pasta stick together. Drain the pasta and set aside.

 

• Soup
• Bring a pot of water to a boil over high heat.

• Season the pork with 1 tablespoon of fish sauce and put the pork in a small bowl. Pour the boiling water over it.

 

• Mix gently and pour back to the pot. This technique will help to make a delicious soup stock. 

 

• Bring it all to a boil and let it all sit for about 5 minutes before turning the heat back down. For a clear broth, be sure to remove the bubbles that floats on top of the soup.

• Add 2 tablespoons of fish sauce and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce to add some extra flavor.

 

• Add the Shimeji Mushrooms into the pot and let it all simmer for another 5 minutes.

 

 

• Add the cooked pasta into the pork soup pot. Mix well, and take off the heat.

 

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Easy Asian Recipes: #2. Stir-Fried Glass Noodles With Pork Balls

Ingredients

• 100 g. of dry glass noodles (Bean Vermicelli) 
• 200 g. of pork balls (cut in 1 inch pieces) - Note: In place of pork balls, you can also used meatball made from finely minced pork or beef. 
• 50 g. of shredded spring onions 
• 100 g. of shredded cabbage 
• 2 tbsp. soy sauce 
• 1 tbsp. fish sauce 
• 2 tbsp. cooking oil 
• 1 egg

How to cook

• Soak the dry glass noodles in water for about 10 minutes until soft.

• Drain noodles well and set aside.

• At medium-heat, add cooking oil to a pan, followed by egg, stir until golden.

• Add pork balls, followed by shredded cabbage and spring onions.

• Add the glass noodles; followed by all the sauces, keep stirring for noodles to cook.

• Add some water, if the noodle is under cooked or get too dry.

• Taste the food, if not flavorful enough, add some more sauces.

• Stir-fry for 1-2 minutes more, until well mixed. 

Serve hot!