Masút Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir

Grower: Masút Estate
Grape Variety: Pinot Noir
Style: Smooth and Savoury
Country: USA
Appellation: Mendocino County
Vintage: 2017/18
Closure: CORK
Alcohol: 13.9% ABV
Bottle Size: 75cl

Twice Cooked Pork Belly with Noodle Chow Chow

Cooking Time: 01 hrs 05 mins (approx.)
Number of Servings: 4

INGREDIENTS

For the sweet and sour sauce //

600ml/21¼fl oz water
150ml/5¼fl oz malt vinegar
3 tomatoes, halved
4cm root ginger, finely chopped
50ml/1¾fl oz syrup from jar of stem ginger
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tbsp demerara sugar
1 tsp cornflour, mixed with 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 kg/2¼lb pork belly, cooked the day before

For the noodles //

500g/17½oz packet of 4-minute dried medium egg noodles
1 tbsp sesame oil mixed with 1 tbsp vegetable oil
4 shiitake mushrooms, sliced
4 baby sweetcorn, quartered
½ yellow pepper, cut into thin strips
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
2.5cm fresh root ginger, finely chopped
2 spring onions, cut into 4cm pieces
6 mangetout
1 carrot, cut into matchsticks
3 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
1 tsp Thai fish sauce (nam pla)
1 tsp soy sauce

1. Put all the sweet and sour ingredients, except the corn flour and tomato ketchup, in a saucepan, bring to the boil and leave to simmer for 30 minutes.
2. Then stir in the corn flour mixture and cook until thick and glossy.
3. Drop the noodles in a large pan of lightly salted boiling water, bring back to the boil and cook for 4 minutes.
4. Drain and cool under cold water.
5. Divide the pork into four portions and warm on a griddle pan for 4 minutes on each side.
6. Then heat half the mixed oils in a large frying pan or wok, add the cold, drained noodles and stir-fry until lightly coloured.
7. Transfer to a plate and keep warm.
8. Add the remaining oil to the wok and stir fry the vegetables for 2 minutes, starting with the mushrooms and sweetcorn, then adding the pepper, garlic and ginger, then the spring onions, mangetout and finally the carrots.
9. Add the noodles, sweet and sour sauce, coriander, fish sauce and soy sauce to taste and mix well.
10. Serve with the warm pork belly.