Spicy Mince Pork Noodles
Spicy mince pork noodles with pak choi and roasted peanuts make a quick Asian-inspired main course in your Thermomix TM7. Pork mince is browned and simmered in a homemade soy dressing while the pak choi cooks to a tender crisp, delivering chilli heat, savoury depth and crunchy peanut texture in one bowl.
About this recipe
Spicy Mince Pork Noodles Thermomix TM7 style bring a proper Asian takeaway flavour to your own kitchen in well under half an hour. Searching for a quick weeknight dinner recipe that the whole family will devour? This one combines juicy pork mince with silky dried Chinese egg noodles, crisp-tender pak choi and a homemade soy dressing that coats every strand. The all-in-one kitchen machine takes care of the hard work: the peanuts are ground in seconds, the pork mince is browned evenly without splattering on your hob, and the dressing is heated and blended to a glossy finish in the same bowl. Flakes of dried chilli add a warm kick that you can dial up or down to taste, while salted roasted peanuts deliver the crunch that makes this bowl so addictive. It is the kind of recipe that turns a Tuesday evening into something worth looking forward to, and clean-up afterwards is delightfully minimal too.
Preparation tips
- Break the dried Chinese egg noodles in half before cooking so they stir easily into the pork mince later; shorter strands coat better in the soy dressing and are easier to eat with chopsticks or a fork.
- Add the dried chilli flakes gradually and taste as you go, since their heat intensifies while the dressing simmers; you can always add more flakes, but toning down excessive spiciness once served is far trickier.
- Slice the pak choi stems and leaves separately and add the stems first so they stay tender-crisp; the quick leaves need only moments, keeping their fresh bite and colour against the salty peanuts.
Recipe variations
- Make it vegetarian by swapping the pork mince for plant-based mince or finely chopped mushrooms and oyster mushrooms; keep the soy dressing, peanuts and pak choi exactly the same for an equally satisfying meat-free noodle bowl.
- For a gluten-free version, replace the Chinese egg noodles with rice noodles and use a gluten-free soy sauce or tamari in the homemade dressing; the chilli heat and roasted peanut crunch remain completely unchanged.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- The TM7 grinds the salted roasted peanuts into a coarse crunchy topping in seconds, far quicker than crushing by hand. [Multi-Function]
- Weigh the pork mince and noodles directly in the mixing bowl thanks to the integrated scale, so every portion stays accurate. [Built-in Scale]
- Browning the pork mince in the Thermomix happens evenly and hands-free, with no splattering on your hob to wipe clean. [Hands-Free]
- The Thermomix steams the pak choi gently in the Varoma, keeping the stems tender-crisp and the leaves vividly green. [Multi-Function]
- Heating the homemade soy dressing with the TM7 ensures the chilli flakes and seasoning blend evenly without any scorching. [Multi-Function]
Ingredients
- peanuts, roasted, salted
- water
- pak choi
- dried Chinese egg noodles
- soy dressing, homemade
- sunflower oil
- dried chilli flakes
- pork mince
- fine sea salt