Pork Lo Mein Bowl for Two
By Sam BlockPublished on August 20, 2025
Time
40 minutes
Yield
Serves 2
Ingredients
Before You Begin
You can use any thin fresh Chinese egg noodles in this recipe; boil them until just tender but still chewy.
Instructions
- Whisk 1 teaspoon five-spice powder, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, and ½ teaspoon sesame oil together in medium bowl, then stir in 1 trimmed and thinly sliced pork tenderloin to coat; let sit at room temperature for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, bring 2 quarts water to boil in large saucepan. Add 6 ounces fresh Chinese noodles and cook, stirring often, until tender. Reserve ⅓ cup cooking water, drain noodles, and rinse thoroughly with cold water; set aside.
- Whisk remaining 1 tablespoon soy sauce, remaining 1½ teaspoons sesame oil, 1½ tablespoons hoisin, 1 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce, and reserved cooking water together in bowl. Heat 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add cooked noodles; half of hoisin mixture; 6 scallions, white parts thinly sliced and green parts cut into 1-inch pieces; 1½ teaspoons grated ginger, and 1 minced garlic clove and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds; season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to individual serving bowls, cover with aluminum foil to keep warm, and set aside until ready to serve.
- Heat 1½ teaspoons vegetable oil in now-empty skillet over high heat until just smoking. Add half of pork and cook until browned on both sides, about 2 minutes; transfer to clean bowl. Repeat with 1½ teaspoons vegetable oil and remaining pork; transfer to clean bowl and cover with foil to keep warm.
- Heat remaining 2 teaspoons oil in again-empty skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add 4 halved heads baby bok choy, cut side down, and 1 tablespoon water, cover, and cook until bok choy begins to brown, about 2 minutes. Flip bok choy and continue to cook, covered, until second side is browned and bok choy is tender throughout, 1 to 2 minutes. Top noodles with pork and bok choy and drizzle with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds and serve with extra chili garlic sauce.
Time
40 minutesYield
Serves 2Ingredients
Ingredients
Ingredients
Why This Recipe Works
Lo mein is full of everything we love—seasoned noodles, seared pork, flavorful vegetables, and a salty-sweet sauce to coat. Rather than spend hours over barbecued pork, we opted for easy-to-cook tenderloin that we marinated in soy sauce, five-spice powder, and sesame oil. Quickly stir-frying our precooked noodles with scallions, ginger, garlic, and a spicy sauce allowed them to develop deep flavor in just a few seconds. For a finishing touch as beautiful as it is flavorful, we added baby bok choy, which we cooked to crisp-tender using a combination of searing and steaming.
Before You Begin
You can use any thin fresh Chinese egg noodles in this recipe; boil them until just tender but still chewy.
Instructions
- Whisk 1 teaspoon five-spice powder, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, and ½ teaspoon sesame oil together in medium bowl, then stir in 1 trimmed and thinly sliced pork tenderloin to coat; let sit at room temperature for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, bring 2 quarts water to boil in large saucepan. Add 6 ounces fresh Chinese noodles and cook, stirring often, until tender. Reserve ⅓ cup cooking water, drain noodles, and rinse thoroughly with cold water; set aside.
- Whisk remaining 1 tablespoon soy sauce, remaining 1½ teaspoons sesame oil, 1½ tablespoons hoisin, 1 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce, and reserved cooking water together in bowl. Heat 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add cooked noodles; half of hoisin mixture; 6 scallions, white parts thinly sliced and green parts cut into 1-inch pieces; 1½ teaspoons grated ginger, and 1 minced garlic clove and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds; season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to individual serving bowls, cover with aluminum foil to keep warm, and set aside until ready to serve.
- Heat 1½ teaspoons vegetable oil in now-empty skillet over high heat until just smoking. Add half of pork and cook until browned on both sides, about 2 minutes; transfer to clean bowl. Repeat with 1½ teaspoons vegetable oil and remaining pork; transfer to clean bowl and cover with foil to keep warm.
- Heat remaining 2 teaspoons oil in again-empty skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add 4 halved heads baby bok choy, cut side down, and 1 tablespoon water, cover, and cook until bok choy begins to brown, about 2 minutes. Flip bok choy and continue to cook, covered, until second side is browned and bok choy is tender throughout, 1 to 2 minutes. Top noodles with pork and bok choy and drizzle with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds and serve with extra chili garlic sauce.
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