Honey Pork Noodles

Honey Pork Noodles

“Packed with aromatic flavours these sticky pork noodles are an Asian inspired recipe with a tangy and sticky marinade made from hoisin sauce, garlic cloves and limes, crunchy stir-fry veg and if you have time, tasty homemade noodles.” – Maja Palmer, Forest Lodge Chef.

You’ll need:

For the pork:

Over 1.2kg of pork shoulder

1 tsp of 5 Spice

2 tbsp clear honey

Hoisin sauce

1. Heat the oven to 150C.

2. Place the pork shoulder onto a baking tray.

3. Rub hoisin and honey into the pork to make sure the whole meat is covered.

4. Sprinkle 5 Spice over the top of the pork.

5. Pour some water into a baking tray and cover with silver foil.

6. Roast for 3-4 hours, it should be falling apart when ready.

7. When cooked, slice the pork into small slices.

Asian Chicken Stock (makes 1.5-1.7 l):

1 whole chicken

1 bunch of spring onions, chopped

1 small white onion, peeled and cut

40g of ginger, peeled and cut

1 star anise

Small handful of chopped parsley

1 tsp of black peppercorns

3l of water

1 kaffir lime leaf

1-3 tsp of dry chilli seeds

2 fresh green chillies, cut

Dash of soy sauce

Olive oil

1. In a pan add some olive oil, when heated up, add garlic, ginger, chillies.

2. Add chicken bones and parsley and mix together, add water and bring to the boil.

3. Simmer on low heat for 1 1/2 hours.

4. Skim off the fat, strain when ready and leave to cool.

For the broth:

1.5l of your chicken stock

500 ml water

4 tbsp fish sauce

8 tsp palm sugar

Star anise

2 fresh small, super hot chillies

Asian garlic scapes, cut into small bits

(Bring all the ingredients to the boil, and make sure they are well combined.)

Vegetables

Small carrot, cut finely into Julienne

Canned bamboo shoots, drained

Baby corn, cut

Bok choy, chopped

(Cook on low heat until all the vegetables are cooked to your liking.)

3 packets of Ready Udon noodles

(Cook Udon noodles, in boiling water for around 8 minutes.)

Homemade Udon noodles

500 g of plain flour

250 g of water

25 g of salt

1. Knead the dough, until all ingredients are well combined.

2. Leave to rest for 30 minutes.

3. Knead some more, until the dough becomes smooth.

4. Place in the plastic bag or an air tight container and leave overnight.

5. On the day of serving, roll out the dough and cut into strips.

6. Boil water and place noodles in the pot until just tender (about 3 minutes for fresh).

For serving you will need:

Crispy onions

Fresh coriander, chopped

1. Place noodles in a serving bowl.

2. Spoon out vegetables over the noodles, and place the cut pork on top.

3. Pour broth into the bowl around the noodle and sprinkle with fresh coriander and crispy onions.

Recipe by Maja Palmer, Forest Lodge Chef