
Ginger Pork and Noodles
This aromatic and delicious dish is a recipe from my neighbour, Anne. Actually, it’s not originally Anne’s. It’s a meal she enjoyed at the dinner table of her friend Griff’s childhood home. A Toronto native who grew up in Little Italy, Griff is described by Anne as a “real foodie,” likely due to his families love of cuisine and devotion to old school cooking. “I used to make the meal in the way it was originally introduced to me–as a very spicy dish,” explains Anne. Using a “serious amount of chillis” and peanut oil, Anne made the recipe more kid-friendly by using olive oil, omitting the spice and adding green veggies. “The original didn’t have a single vegetable.” She also made the noodles more appealing to her small children. Formally served over egg noodles, Anne now uses rigatoni or penne.
Anne squeezed in some time for SPC to whip up her pork and ginger wonder. As she chopped and grated, Anne shared with me all the reasons she loves it. Aside from her kids (Sam, 7, and Caroline, 4) enthusiasm for it come dinner time, she loves that it can be thrown together in about 20 minutes. You can also throw just about any vegetable you have in the refrigerator into it. From mini-corn to broccoli and bok choy, she changes the dinner up regularly.
After sampling this simple but sensationally tasty dish that has warmly been passed through friends, I was sold. Yet it was Anne’s final pitch that was most satisfying to me: “If you have leftover pork, I usually serve it over brown rice a few days later and everyone thinks it’s a brand new dish.” Dear Griff’s Mommy, thank you! Heart, SPC.
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January 26, 18:46I made this tonight for dinner….SO GOOD! The recipe to me did not look especially exciting and as my husband and son won’t eat mushrooms it seemed it would just be for my daughter and I. My husband usually won’t even try things, and at least he tried it, which if you knew him you’d know was a HUGE deal…..he has a psychological issue with food he thinks he may not like….so even though he tried it, he wouldn’t eat it. My son on the other hand, did not see the mushrooms so I dished it out for him avoiding mushrooms and the kid gobbled up three bowls!! Thanks so much ladies. It was quick and easy and is going on my regular rotation.