Asian Fried Noodles with Pork Tenderloin
Pan-fried noodles, vegetables, and reverse-seared pork tenderloin.
Ingredients
Noodles
- 9-10 Oz. Dry Lo Mein Noodles
- 1/3 Cup Soy Sauce
- 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Rice Vinegar
- 1/2 tsp Ground Ginger
- 4 Cloves Minced Garlic
- 2 Tbsp Hoisin Sauce
- 2 Tbsp Sesame Oil
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 12 Oz. Frozen Stir-Fry Vegetables
- 1 tsp Sesame Seeds
- 1 Green Onion
Pork Tenderloin
- 3 Tbsp Chinese Five Spice Powder
- 2 Tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Kosher Salt
- 1 Pinch Cayenne Pepper
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
Instructions
Smoking the Pork
- Preheat your smoker to 225-250 degrees F. Mix all of the rub ingredients together for the tenderloin. This will make extra rub, so you don’t need to use it all.
- Sprinkle rub over the entire tenderloin. Let the tenderloin sit at room temperature with the rub on it for 5 minutes.
- Place the tenderloin on the smoker grate and let it smoke until it reaches an internal temperature of 135-140 degrees F. While the tenderloin is smoking, you can start the noodles. When the tenderloin hits 135-140 degrees, you will be searing it over high, direct heat on a grill. These instructions are a few steps down.
Noodles
- Boil the noodles according to the package directions. While the noodles are boiling, mix together the soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, ginger powder, garlic, hoisin sauce, and sesame oil in a bowl until smooth.
- In a frying pan, heat up the olive oil. Add the frozen vegetables, and cook until they are heated through.
- Add the noodles. Pour the sauce over the noodles. Stir together until everything is evenly distributed together. Pan fry the noodle mixture until the sauce is cooked into the noodles. This usually takes 5-10 minutes. Remove from heat and serve in a bowl.
- Try your best to time it so the pork is done at the same time as the noodles. You can always let the tenderloin rest longer, and start cooking the noodles when it is already done cooking if you don’t want to multi-task.
- Optional: Add unsalted, dry roasted peanuts to the noodles when they are cooking in the sauce.
Searing the Pork
- Preheat a grill for direct high heat cooking. You can also do this with a cast iron pan on the stove. Place the tenderloin on the grate of the direct heat grill, and sear each side for 2-3 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the tenderloin reaches 145 degrees F.
- Remove the tenderloin from the heat and let rest on a cutting board for 10 minutes. Slice thin and serve with the fried noodles in a bowl. Top with a sprinkle of sesame seeds and thin sliced green onion. Enjoy!