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Dan dan noodles with pickled cucumber

Tangy cucumber pickle complements the spicy Szechuan in this Chinese street food-inspired dish

Tangy cucumber pickle complements the spicy Szechuan in this Chinese street food-inspired dish

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Cooking Time

Cook: 30 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: £1.34 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 358g serving contains

Energy
1901kj
455kcal
23%
Fat
16.8g
Med
24%
Saturates
3.6g
Med
18%
Sugars
9.0g
Med
10%
Salt
1.11g
Med
19%
1
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
531kj/127kcal

Ingredients

1 Grower’s Selection Cucumber, halved lengthways

2tbsp rice vinegar

1tsp caster sugar

1tbsp sesame seeds

3 egg noodle nests

2tbsp rapeseed oil

500g lean pork mince

120g pack Asda Szechuan Stir-Fry Sauce

4 spring onions, sliced

Chilli flakes, to serve

Coriander, torn, to serve

Method

1
Bash the cucumber with a rolling pin until roughly crushed. Chop, mix with the vinegar, sugar and sesame, then set aside.
2
Cook the noodle nests according to the pack instructions. Drain and toss in 1tbsp of the oil. Set aside.
3
Heat the remaining oil in a wok on high. Add the mince and stir-fry for 10 mins. Drain the cucumber and add to the pork with the sauce, spring onions and noodles. Toss together then cook for 5 mins. Serve sprinkled with the chilli flakes and coriander.