Pork Stir Fry

I just threw this together last night.  I can’t say anything for its authenticity (as you have discovered to be the theme of my blog, being Off The Cuff) but it was pretty tasty, so I thought I’d share the gist of it.









 













INGREDIENTS:



1-2 red bell peppers (my staple ingredient!) sliced       
2-3 cups chopped broccoli


1-2 cups dried shiitake
1 lb pork loin, sliced thinly

1/2 package rice noodles

Seasonings: 
2 cloves garlic (minced)
2 tsp coriander seed (grind in a mortar and pestle, or use preground)
1 tsp crushed red pepper
1 tsp ground ginger
1-2 tsp sesame seeds
2 tbsp sesame oil
3 tbsp soy sauce

While chopping up vegetables and slicing pork, get a pot of water to a rolling boil, and then shut it off.  Soak rice noodles and shiitake mushrooms in the pot, for the length of time on the package.
Pour seasonings into a bowl and mix together.  Mix pork in with seasonings and let marinate for about ten minutes or so and allow pork to come up to room temperature while the noodles are softening.

Preheat skillet or wok to high, and start frying the pork first, and about halfway through cooking time, throw in vegetables. Keep stirring until meat is done and veggies become a little softer.   Drain noodles / mushrooms, and stir in meat and veggies so that seasonings become well mixed into the noodles.

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