Hot Sesame Noodles with Spring onions and Pork

Ingredients for Hot Sesame Noodles with Spring onions and Pork

• 1 (3") piece ginger, peeled, finely grated

• 2 garlic cloves, finely grated

• 120ml tahini

• 60ml low-sodium soy sauce or tamari

• 60ml mirin (Japanese rice wine)

• 60ml unseasoned rice vinegar

• 60ml hot chilli sesame oil, plus more for serving

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

• 450g pork mince, beef, chicken, or turkey

• 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided, plus more

• 400g sliced carrots, courgette, or whole snow or sugar snap peas

• 1 bunch spring onions, white and pale green parts cut into 1" pieces, dark green parts thinly sliced

• 230g rice noodles of any shape

• Toasted sesame seeds and sliced seaweed snacks (for serving

• optional)

Whisk ginger, garlic, tahini, soy sauce, mirin, vinegar, and 60ml sesame oil in a medium bowl until smooth; set sauce aside.

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over high. Break up meat into pieces with your hands and scatter in an even layer across skillet. Cook, undisturbed, until well browned underneath, about 5 minutes; season with 1/2 teaspoons salt. Continue to cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon or spatula, until cooked through, about 2 minutes. Add carrots and white and pale green spring onion parts; season with 1/2 teaspoons salt. Cook, stirring constantly, until combined and warmed through, about 1 minute.

Meanwhile, place noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water. Immediately remove pot from heat and let noodles sit until tender, 5–10 minutes, depending on their shape. Drain and transfer to a large bowl

Pour reserved sauce and 120ml hot water into skillet and reduce heat to medium. Cook, stirring constantly, just until sauce starts to bubble and is smooth, about 1 minute. Pour over noodles in bowl and toss to coat, adding more hot water if needed to loosen sauce.

Divide noodle mixture among bowls. Top with sliced spring onion greens, sesame seeds, and/or seaweed, if desired. Drizzle with sesame oil before serving.

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