Mandarin Pork Stir-Fry With Sesame Noodles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup cold water
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 -3 teaspoons sambal oelek
2 teaspoons sesame oil, divided
1/2 lb boneless pork loin chops, with fat trimmed cut into thin strips or 1/2 lb pre-cooked pork loin chop, cut into thin strips
1 medium red pepper, cut into thin strips
1 medium bunch green onion, cut on the diagonal in 1 inch pieces
3 garlic cloves, finely sliced
1 medium carrot, 1 inch julienne cut
8 ounces fresh mushrooms, thickly sliced
1 inch fresh ginger, grated
1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges in light syrup, rinsed and drained
2 (3 ounce) packages ramen noodles, cooked as per package directions, discard the seasoning packet
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

Preparation

In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, cold water, cornstarch and Sambal olek; set aside.
Coat a cool, nonstick wok with cooking spray. Preheat wok over high heat, then add 1 teaspoon oil. When the oil is hot, add pork strips and cook 3-4 minutes or until pork is browned and cooked through, stirring constantly. Remove pork from wok and set aside. If using leftover pork loin strips; skip this step and add the meat in only to warm after the vegetables are cooked.
To the wok add the pepper strips, onions, garlic, carrot and cook 2-3 minutes or until vegetables are crisp tender, stirring constantly. Add mushrooms and cook an additional 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Return the cooked pork back to wok. Stir soy sauce mixture well and pour it over the ingredients in the wok; stir in the grated ginger. While stirring constantly, heat for 1 minute or until the sauce thickens and bubbles; add mandarin oranges and toss gently to coat.
Cook the ramen noodles as per package directions, drain and toss with 2 teaspoons sesame oil.
Serve stir-fry over the noodles and garnish with toasted sesame seeds.