Pork kao lau

4 servings

60 minutes

Recipe from Irina Chadeeva's book "Culinary Geography.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 601.3
• Proteins: 36.8g
• Fats: 23g
• Carbohydrates: 62g

Ingredients

• Pork tenderloin: 1 pc
• Garlic: 3 clove
• Lemongrass: 1 stem
• Vegetable oil: 3 tbsp
• Soy sauce: 3 tbsp
• Sugar: 2 tbsp
• Salt: 0.5 tsp
• Chinese Five Spice: 0.5 tsp
• Soba noodles: 280 g
• Fresh mint: to taste
• Basil: to taste
• Coriander: to taste
• Soybean sprouts: to taste
• Shallots: 1 pc
• Chili pepper: 1 pc

Cooking steps

1. Finely chop the shallots, grate the garlic. Flatten the lemongrass stalk.

   Required ingredients:

   • Shallots: 1 piece
   • Garlic: 3 cloves
   • Lemongrass: 1 stem

2. In a thick-bottomed pan, heat the oil and warm the lemongrass for about 5 minutes over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic, sauté for 5 minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Vegetable oil: 3 tablespoons
   • Lemongrass: 1 stem
   • Shallots: 1 piece
   • Garlic: 3 cloves

3. Pour in soy sauce, add sugar, salt, and the five-spice mix. Bring everything to a boil and heat for a few minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Soy sauce: 3 tablespoons
   • Sugar: 2 tablespoons
   • Salt: 0.5 teaspoon
   • Chinese Five Spice: 0.5 teaspoon

4. Cut the tenderloin in half to fit in the skillet, place it in the prepared sauce, and fry for 3-5 minutes on each side over medium heat. Turn the tenderloin every few minutes to coat it with sauce on all sides.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pork tenderloin: 1 piece

5. Pour 1.5 cups of water into the pan and simmer the meat uncovered on low heat for about an hour. Turn the pieces every 10 minutes to soak them in the sauce.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pork tenderloin: 1 piece

6. After 1 hour, if the sauce has not thickened, increase the heat. Bring the sauce to a glaze that does not run off the meat. Coat the meat in the sauce to cover it with a thin layer. Remove the pieces of meat to a plate and cover with foil.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pork tenderloin: 1 piece

7. Pour 0.5 cup of boiling water into the thickened sauce in the pan, bring to a boil, and cook for a couple of minutes. Transfer the finished sauce to a bowl.

   Required ingredients:

   • Soy sauce: 3 tablespoons

8. To prepare, boil the noodles according to the instructions.

   Required ingredients:

   • Soba noodles: 280 g

9. Blanch soybean sprouts for 30 seconds. Slice the meat thinly.

   Required ingredients:

   • Soybean sprouts:  to taste
   • Pork tenderloin: 1 piece

10. Place the sprouts in a bowl, then the noodles, with meat and greens around the edge. Drizzle with 2-3 tablespoons of warmed sauce and sprinkle with onion and hot pepper.

    Required ingredients:

    • Soybean sprouts:  to taste
    • Soba noodles: 280 g
    • Pork tenderloin: 1 piece
    • Fresh mint:  to taste
    • Basil:  to taste
    • Coriander:  to taste
    • Shallots: 1 piece
    • Chili pepper: 1 piece