Spicy Pork Noodle Soup

Name: Spicy Pork Noodle Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4 as part of a multi-course meal
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 2 green onions (scallions), white and green parts, finely chopped, some reserved for garnish; 2 tablespoons chili paste, homemade or store-bought; 1 fresh hot red chili pepper, thinly sliced (deseeded if you prefer less heat); 4 cups (1 liter) chicken stock, homemade or store-bought; 1 clove garlic, minced; 2 teaspoons oil; 6 oz (175 g) dried rice stick noodles; 1 teaspoon all-purpose cornstarch; ¼ teaspoon white pepper; ¼ teaspoon salt; 4 oz (100 g) pork tenderloin, cut into thin strips

Preparation info

Serves
4
as part of a multi-course meal

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Katie Chin's Everyday Chinese Cookbook

By Katie Chin

Published 2016

About

The Sichuan province of China is renowned for its spicy dishes because of the abundance of hot chili peppers in the region. This soup is reminiscent of many of the fiery dishes my mom and I tasted on our trips together to Sichuan. You can adjust the heat level by adding more or less red chili pepper. Don’t deseed the peppers if you were Sichuan in another life—the seeds pack the most punch! I always keep a few packages of rice noodles on hand so I can whip up this deliciously hot soup anyti

Ingredients

Asia
China
Soup
Spicy

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