Cold sesame noodles with pork and kimchi

Name: Cold sesame noodles with pork and kimchi
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 200g dried somen noodles, or 400g thin egg noodles; 400g pork belly, skin and bone removed, very thinly sliced; salt and white pepper, to season; 100g kimchi; 1 lebanese cucumber, sliced; 2 large spring onions, shredded

February 9, 2015

Time:< 30 minsServes:4

Here's a tasty cold noodle dish perfect for a balmy evening meal.

Ingredients

2 eggs
200g dried somen noodles, or 400g thin egg noodles
400g pork belly, skin and bone removed, very thinly sliced
salt and white pepper, to season
100g kimchi
1 lebanese cucumber, sliced
2 large spring onions, shredded

Sesame dressing

5 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted
1 tbsp castor sugar
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp rice vinegar

Method

1. For the sesame dressing, grind the sesame seeds and castor sugar with a mortar and pestle. Stir through the soy sauce, sesame oil and rice vinegar.
2. Bring a pot of water to the boil with a bamboo steamer on top. Steam the eggs for six minutes then transfer to a bowl of tap water until cool enough to handle, then peel and halve them.
3. Place the pork slices on a plate and season with salt and pepper. Steam for five minutes until the pork is cooked through.
4. Boil the noodles as directed and refresh in iced water. Drain well.
To serve: Toss the dressing through the noodles and top with the pork slices, kimchi, cucumber and spring onion. Serve with the halved soft-centred eggs.