Exotic pork fillet sticks

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tbsp lemongrass, chopped
• 1 tbsp ginger, chopped
• 1 pepper, red, chopped
• 6 tbsp fish sauce
• 4 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp sugar
• 300 g pork fillet(s)
• 50 g glass noodles
• 1 tsp oil (sesame oil)
• 1 carrot(s)
• 80 g cucumber(s)
• 2 tbsp spring onions, in rolls
• 2 tsp oil (peanut oil)

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 20 minutes

Mix the garlic, lemongrass, ginger, chili peppers, fish sauce, 3 tablespoons of lemon juice, and sugar. Cut the meat into approximately 1 cm cubes and toss with half of the marinade. Pour boiling water over the glass noodles, let stand for 5 minutes, then drain well. Toss with sesame oil and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Peel the carrot and grate into fine strips. Wash the cucumber, halve lengthwise, remove the seeds, and cut crosswise into thin slices. Mix the vegetables with the glass noodles, and stir the spring onions into the remaining marinade. Thread the meat onto wooden skewers. Heat peanut oil in a pan and fry the skewers for approximately 7 minutes, turning once. Serve with the glass noodle salad and spring onion sauce.