This is a semi-spicy dish but is perfect when you’re starving and want a filling meal.

Ingredients

Pork chops or Pork Loin

Hand Pulled Noodles

Chicken broth

Scallions (optional)

5 cloves of Garlic

Cornstarch

Zha Chai/ Preserved Vegetable 

Directions

1. Start a pot of water to boil for your noodles
2. Heat your chicken broth if it isn’t already hot
3. Wash off the red spice on the preserved vegetable
4. Dice the preserved vegetable into matchstick sized sticks
5. Soak the vegetable in water because it’s really salty if you don’t. Change the water twice. Soaking the vegetable for 5 min at a time and dumping the old water.
6. Slice the pork into matchstick pieces too
7. Marinate the pork in some water and cornstarch
8. Peel garlic and mince it 
9. Your water should be boiling by now, put your noodles in and follow the instructions for when they should be al dente (KEEP WATCH! Mushy noodles ruin the dish)
10. Grab a frying pan, pour a oil down and wait a few seconds for it to get hot. Throw in the garlic and let it infuse into the oil for a few seconds. 
11. Now toss in the pork marinated in the cornstarch and water. Be careful as the oil might pop at you.
12. Stir fry the pork until it’s cooked through
13. Drain the preserved vegetable and toss it in to cook. Once it’s hot turn off the heat.
14. Put some noodles into a bowl. Put a heap of pork and preserved vegetables and then ladle chicken broth the top. Really great meal.