Chinese Style Bolognese

• 500g minced pork, approx. 10% fat
• 150g oyster mushrooms, roughly torn apart
• 4 spring onions, finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• ½ red pepper, roughly diced
• 200g dried egg noodles (2-3 nests of noodles)
• 2 teaspoons cornflour
• 2 tablespoons coriander, chopped
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil

The Sauce

• 1 teaspoon chilli bean sauce
• 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 200ml Tsingtao beer
• 200ml chicken stock
• ¼ teaspoon salt

1. Soak the egg noodles in hot water for 3-5 minutes.

2. Once the noodles have separated, drain the water and place them on a clean tea towel, in a tray to dry out and stay separate.

3. Finely chop the spring onions and garlic.

4. Roughly tear apart the oyster mushrooms and then dice the red pepper in small rough dices.

5. In a small mixing bowl, combine ‘The Sauce’ ingredients and set aside.

6. Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil over high heat until smoking hot. Add the spring onions & garlic, and then the pork mince and stir fry, whilst chopping through the meat to separate well for a minute until browned and cooked through.

7. Then add the red peppers and the mushrooms and continue stir frying on a high heat for a further minute.

8. Next, pour in the sauce, cooking the entire mixture over medium heat, folding occasionally, for approx. 10 minutes or until well combined.

9. Separately, mix 2 tsp cornflour with a couple of teaspoons of water to create a paste, and add to the meat, stirring until sauce has thickened and reached a velvety texture.

SERVING

10. Ladle the sauce on top of the noodles and garnish with the remaining chopped spring onion and coriander.