Hi Friends!
It’s time for another Recipe Redux post! This month the theme was:
Good Luck Foods: What will you be serving to get the New Year started with a little luck? Be it black eyed peas and greens, Chinese noodles or even a special family recipe you serve on New Year’s Eve or Day. Please share your good luck dish to start off 2014 in a healthy way.
Admittedly, the only good luck foods I knew about before this challenge were black eyed peas and pork & sauerkraut…neither of which particularly appeal to me. However, after doing some research, I found that long noodles are considered good luck food and are believed to signify long life or longevity!
You guys know I love my soba noodles….so I started thinking about something I could make with them. When I was younger we used to go out to eat at Asian restaurants all the time. One of my favorite things to order was chicken lo mein. Strangely, that’s one dish I had never attempted to make at home.
I decided to give it a whirl, and double my luck by making it with pork, which is also a lucky new year’s food!
Here’s the recipe:
Print{Recipe Redux} Pork Lo Mein
A lighter, healthier version of your favorite Chinese restaurant dish
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 3 cups mixed veggies, diced (snow peas, peppers, beans, carrots, bok choy, etc)
- 2 cloves garlic
- ¼ c onion
- 2½ cups cooked pork, cubed
- ¼ c soy sauce
- ½ cup broth
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp fresh ginger
- 1 – 2 tsp sriracha (optional)
- 2 oz soba noodles
- Green onions, to garnish
Instructions
- Cook soba noodles according to package directions and set aside.
- In a large saute pan, saute garlic, onion and vegetables in a little olive oil for 5 min.
- Add pork and saute 5 min more.
- In a bowl, combine the soy sauce, rice vinegar, broth, sugar and cornstarch.
- Pour into pan, reduce heat and let simmer until sauce thickens slightly (5-10 min).
- Add noodles, fresh ginger and sriracha and mix well.
- Top with green onions before serving.
Hubby loved this dish. Told me I could make it every day if I wanted to 🙂
Dig in!
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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HollieisFueledByLOLZ says
That is looking great! Thank you for sharing!
Becky@TheSavedRunner says
That looks so good! I have already pinned it so that I can share later. 🙂
Kelly @ The Pretty Bee: Cooking + Creating says
Yum! This looks really good! I also did a pork recipe for my good luck food. 🙂
Kim says
This recipe looks awesome!!!
Cindys Recipes and Writings says
Very tasty looking Lo mein, Lindsay! Happy New Year to you!
Sara @ LovingOnTheRun says
Yum looks delicious!
Deanna Segrave-Daly says
Yum! We always order Chinese food on New Year’s eve so why the heck don’t I make it more often – thanks for the inspiration 🙂
Mary @BrightonYourHealth says
I always feel a bit ‘scared’ making Asian food-yet you make it sound easy and healthy. Yum….
Lindsay says
super easy and tasty!!
Barbara says
This looks really good but wondering what the calorie count was per serving? I can’t wait to try it
Lindsay says
I don’t have the calorie count available but you could always put the recipe into something like My Fitness Pal to get it!