Lad Na

Thai rice noodle with meat & broccoli sauce. Adapted from a recipe by jt hill.

Pre-soak rice noodle in warm water for at least an hour , then drain.

Cut gai lan into bite-size pieces , peeling and cutting stems.

Thinly cut pork , beef or chicken into bite-sized pieces.

Add a splash of fish sauce , pepper , and lightly coat with cornstarch.

In a frying pan brown the noodles in oil.

As you stir-fry the noodles , pour in about 2-4 tablespoonful of thick sweet black soy sauce.

Stir thoroughly to coat noodles , remove and set aside on serving plates.

Wipe the pan clean and pour in about 2 tablespoonful of oil and lightly brown garlic and black beans.

Stir in meat for about a minute , then add in the broccoli.

After about 3-4 more minutes , pour in about 1 / 2 - 1 cup chicken broth and flavor with fish sauce.

Bring sauce to a boil and slowly add cornstarch solution , stir until thicken.

Pour sauce over noodles , adding a teaspoon or more of sugar if so desired.

wide rice noodles, pork, gai lan, garlic cloves, chicken broth, cornstarch, black soy sauce, preserved black bean, black pepper, sugar, fish sauce