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Title: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: riv_mum on October 03, 2009, 10:40:01 am: Name of Recipe: Pork chow mien
Number of People: 4 - 6 adults
Ingredients:

2 cloves of garlic
1/2 a red onion, quartered
2 carrots roughly chopped
1 red capsicum roughly chopped
2 tbs oil
500g pork mince
300ml water
3 tsp corn flour
1 tsp veg stock concentrate
40g soy sauce
80g oyster sauce
100g peas
1/4 cabbage shredded
500g thin hokkien or Singapore noodles

Preparation:
chop onion and garlic on speed 7 for 5 sec.
Add carrot and capsicum and chop on speed 5 for 4-5 seconds
Add oil and cook for 4 min at varoma temp, reverse speed 2.
Add pork mince and cook at varoma temp, 4 min, reverse speed 2.

Mix cornflour and water.
Add cornflour and water mixture and remaining ingredients to the pork and veg.
Cook at temp 100, 3 min, reverse speed 1.

While pork is cooking prepare noodles as per packet instructions.

Mix together pork and noodles in a bowl and serve.

Photos: to follow soon as i get them uploaded

Tips/Hints:
Extra veggies like celery or zucchini could be added with the carrot and capsicum.

Other suggestions.
1. I added half a big zucchini and a stick of celery as well and when the cabbage was added, the bowl for full to the brim.
Cooked okay though but it needed an extra 10 mins, and I also increased the speed to 2 in the final 5 mins as speed 1 wasn't turning it enough.

members' comments

VHJ - it was very nice. I will definitely make it again and might try adding some ginger with the onion and garlic. Thank you riv_mum.

JulieO - we thoroughly enjoyed it. I added half a big zucchini and a stick of celery as well and when the cabbage was added, the bowl was full to the brim. Cooked okay though but it needed an extra 10 mins and I also increased the speed to 2 in the final 5 mins as speed 1 wasn't turning it enough. Will be made again. Thanks for a great recipe.

Nay-nay - Made this with the added zucchini - sensational! It really makes a pot full - plenty of leftovers for lunch. I didn't have any oyster sauce and it still tasted good.

Carrie - gosh it was yummy. Thanks for the recipe riv_mum! Last time I made this, I used it as spring rolls filling. It was so tasty.

sue h - We really enjoyed this. I had some roast pork left over and shredded that before adding to the chow mein. It turned out lovely.

katesjoy - Was yummy on the night I cooked it and still yummy the next couple of days (it makes a family sized amount and l am just one person!). My niece and nephew also loved it as a pie filling. This recipe is now going in my "I've made it and loved it" folder.

Hally - I saw 300mls of water & thought that's a lot, added it anyway. Mine is very runny, have put it through a cullander & it's fine. Just way too much juice for me.
Title: Re: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: Chelsea (Thermie Groupie) on October 03, 2009, 12:02:16 pm: Sounds very yummy. I might have to add this to my cook and review list for next week. ;D
Title: Re: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: Thermomixer on October 03, 2009, 12:45:17 pm: Certainly does sound yummy -thanks Sheree
Title: Re: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: Very Happy Jan on October 05, 2009, 01:50:06 am: Made this for dinner last night and it was very nice. I will definitely make it again and might try adding some ginger with the onion and garlic. Thank you riv_mum
Title: Re: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: JulieO on November 03, 2009, 08:54:54 am: Made this today and we thoroughly enjoyed it.

I added half a big zucchini and a stick of celery as well and when the cabbage was added, the bowl for full to the brim.
Cooked okay though but it needed an extra 10 mins, and I also increased the speed to 2 in the final 5 mins as speed 1 wasn't turning it enough. Will be made again.

Thanks for a great recipe. ;D
Title: Re: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: Thermomixer on November 04, 2009, 01:29:53 am: I could eat that right now - yum. :-*
Title: Re: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: Nay-nay on November 04, 2009, 04:06:35 am: Made this last night with the added zucchini - sensational! It really makes a pot full - plenty of leftovers for lunch. Riv mum do you use shop bought oyster sauce?? I didn't have any and it still tasted good.
Title: Re: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: riv_mum on November 04, 2009, 01:14:25 pm: Yeah I do you shop bought sauce, even though it is full of lots of nasties! You could replace it with a bit of chilli and some vegie stock in water just to give it flavour.
Title: Re: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: faffa_70 on November 05, 2009, 04:39:46 pm: Nay I have posted a vegetarian oyster sauce and I find it ok...but then again I haven't cooked with shop bought oyster sauce for years as DH is allergic :-))

it's here http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=1652.0 (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=1652.0)
Title: Re: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: sourdough on December 20, 2009, 04:06:09 am: Thank-You for sharing this riv_mum.

I'm going to try it for dinner tonight!
Title: Re: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: Carrie on January 03, 2010, 10:15:26 am: We had this for dinner tonight, gosh it was yummy. Thanks for the recipe, riv_mum!
Title: Re: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: meganjane on January 05, 2010, 05:34:04 am: Yum!
Title: Re: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: sue_h on March 14, 2011, 03:14:19 am: Thanks RivMum. We really enjoyed this. I had some roast pork left over and shredded that before adding to the chow mein. It turned out lovely.
Title: Re: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: katesjoy on October 15, 2011, 06:58:46 am: I'm having a clean out of my folder which is filled to overflowing with recipes "I just have to try" and yet never seem to make. So finally got around to cooking this. Was yummy on the night I cooked it and still yummy the next couple of days (it makes a family sized amount and l am just one person!). My niece and nephew also loved it as a pie filling. This recipe is now going in my "I've made it and loved it" folder.
Title: Re: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: Halex on January 14, 2012, 06:41:09 am: This is on my to do list. I will make it with pork mince, then will try beef mince.

The total cooking time for the meat is 7 mins, is this enough.

Thanks
Hally
Title: Re: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: Carrie on January 16, 2012, 10:51:56 am: Last time I made this, I used it as spring rolls filling. It was so tasty.
Title: Re: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: Halex on July 30, 2012, 03:49:02 am: Finally got round to making this. I saw 300mls of water & thought thats a lot, added it anyway.

Mine is very runny, have put it throughh a cullander & its fine. Just way too much juice for me.

H :)
Title: Re: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: kpev on November 24, 2013, 02:37:50 am: Sounds yum, will try tonight!
Title: Re: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: cookie1 on November 24, 2013, 02:44:59 am: Welcome to the forum kpev. How long have you had your thermomix and what is your favourite thing to make?
Title: Re: Pork Chow Mein
Post by: kpev on November 24, 2013, 03:18:19 am: Hi Cookie,

I've had it for about 4 weeks. My hubby loves the polenta (he hated polenta before TX!) and I think custard ... yum ...

For mains, I'm enjoying making pasta + sauces.

Oh, and pikelets :)