Author Notes
My mother-in-law makes the best Jia li jiao (curried pork turnovers) that I've ever tasted. One day my husband and I tried to find something fast to make at home, and found some frozen curried pork left over from a previous dinner. Using the pork, my husband and I decided to add it to some noodles and voila! A delicious recipe was discovered! —Sarah D
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Ingredients
- Curried Pork
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3/4 pound
ground pork
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1
yellow onion, diced
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3 tablespoons
Chinese ground chili sauce (I use Sambal Oelek)
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2 tablespoons
Indian curry powder
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2 teaspoons
salt
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1 teaspoon
white pepper
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2 pinches
sugar
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2 tablespoons
vegetable oil, separated
- Soup Base
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2 tablespoons
minced garlic
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3 bunches
bok choy, chopped in large pieces, with stem and leaves separated
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1
carrot, peeled, chopped, and sliced into skinny strips about 2 inches long (cut the carrot diagonally into long ovals and cut those ovals into thirds the long way)
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2 tablespoons
vegetable oil
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1 quart
chicken broth
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1 pound
Wumu dry noodles (medium size)
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1/8 cup
chopped green onions
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1
beaten egg
Directions
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Heat pan on med to high heat and add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil to the pan.
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When the oil begins to smoke, toss in the ground meat. Cook the meat and after the fat is rendered, drain the oil and set the meat aside in a bowl.
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Add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil to the pan again (if necessary) and toss in the onions, cook until fragrant.
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Add the cooked meat back into the pan and add Samba Oelek, Indian curry, white pepper, sugar, and salt. Mix the meat and spices well, then set it aside.
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Heat a pot and add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
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Add the garlic to the pan and cook.
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Pour in the chicken stock and bring to a boil.
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Add the vegetables (add the carrots first, then the stems of bok choy, and finally the bok choy leaves). Bring the soup to a boil.
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Add the beaten egg to the soup and stir while soup is still at a boil.
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Add chopped green onions and meat to the mixture. Stir until soup and meat are mixed well. Set aside.
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Boil the dry Wumu noodles, using the instructions on the package.
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Drain noodles and add to the soup. Then serve.
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