Chinese Mung Bean Noodles with Hairy Melon and Pork Tenderloin

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Hairy Melon or Hairy Gourd is considered a “cool” food in traditional chinese medicinal thinking. I love making hairy melon in soup but this is another way to use this really healthy vegetable.

Chinese Mung Bean Noodles with Hairy Melon and Pork Tenderloin

Hairy Melon or Hairy Gourd is considered a “cool” food in traditional chinese medicinal thinking. I love making hairy melon in soup but this is another way to use this really healthy vegetable.

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Ingredients

6 Servings
  1. 1Hairy Melon, peeled and diced
  2. 500 gMung Bean noodles
  3. 200 gpork tenderloin, cut into thin slices
  4. 4cups/1L low sodium chicken stock
  5. 5Dried shiitake
  6. 2garlic cloves, minced
  7. 2 Tbspsoy sauce
  8. 1 Tbspoyster sauce

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Soak the shiitake in enough water to cover them until they are soft. Then cut the shiitake into slices, reserving the water for use later.

  2. 2

    Place the noodles in a big pot and add the chicken stock and reserved shiitake soaking water. Boil until the noodles absorb most of the liquid.

  3. 3

    Heat the wok and heat 1 tbsp olive oil, then add minced garlic cloves, fry until aromatic. Then add the pork tenderloin and cook until just cooked through. Set aside.

  4. 4

    Heat another 1 tbsp olive oil, put the diced hairy melon into wok, stir fry until the hairy melon is soft.

  5. 5

    Add the shiitake, pork and noodles back to the wok. Add the remaining condiments, stir to distribute evenly. Continue frying until cooking liquid has dissipated.

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