Menadonese ginger pork
Tinaransay

Ginger chicken noodles

• 600 GRAM PORK LOIN, in large cubes
• PIECE OF GINGERROOT, grated
• 1 ONION, chopped
• 2 RED CHILLIES, chopped
• 4 KAFFIR LIME LEAVES
• 1/2 TSP TURMERIC POWDER
• 3 STALKS LEMON GRASS, bruised

• 400 GRAM CHICKEN BREAST, in strips
• 2 CARROTS, cut in strips
• 1 GREEN PEPPER, cut in strips
• 100 GRAM DRIED MUSHROOMS, soaked and cut
• PIECE OF GINGERROOT, chopped
• 150 GRAM WHEAT NOODLES
• 2 TBSP SOY SAUCE
• 2 TBSP CHILI SAUCE
• 3 CUPS STOCK

Grind the ginger, onion and chillies and stir fry 3 minutes. Add the pork, the lime leaves, lemon grass and turmeric and salt and pepper to taste and stir-fry 5 minutes more. Add half a cup of water and simmer for 5 minutes. Take out the lemon grass and the lime leaves.

Menado (Manado) is the capital of Northern Sulawesi. The Minahasans, who live there, were closely befriended to the Dutch and many of them are Christians and therefore, eating pork is still quite common in this area.

Stir fry the carrots, green pepper and ginger 3 minutes, add the chicken and stir fry 3 minutes more. Add the rest of the ingredients and cook a few minutes until the noodles are done.