Spicy Pork Noodles

I made this once, loved it.   Made it again and brought it to friends who oohed and aahhed and ate seconds because it was so good, and now I'm making it again because I like it so much.  It's a throw together recipe and I do everything to taste so these are estimates.  If you like a higher ratio of sauce to noodles, use fewer noodles.  I've  made it with about half a pound but I like noodles, lots of noodles.  More veggies are good too, use whatever sounds good in amounts that make you happy. 


Spicy Pork Noodles

1 to 1 1/2 lb ground pork
1 large onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 chopped jalapeno pepper
2 carrots, sliced however you like
1 or 2 large bell pepper, diced
1 c chopped broccoli
2 T olive oil
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
2 T toasted sesame seeds with hulls
2 T soy sauce
2 T mirin
Grated black pepper
1 T chili garlic sauce

1 lb linguine - cooked per instructions

Brown the ground pork in a very large (I think it's 14" with 2" sides) pan -- add a little oil to the pan, spread it thin and leave it alone until it's nice and brown then flip it over and let that  brown. Break the pieces apart and remove from the pan leaving the rendered fat.  Add a little  more oil, the toasted sesame oil, and the onions, garlic, and jalapeno.  Saute until nearly transparent.  Add back the meat, the soy sauce, mirin, sesame seeds, and chili garlic sauce.  Add the carrots and cook together until they soften and the flavors mix nicely, adding a little water if it's dry.  Adjust the flavors as you see fit.  Add the cooked noodles, broccoli, and bell pepper.  Stir and cook until the veggies are cooked to your liking, once again adding water if it's needed.

I freeze leftovers in single serving sizes for lunch...