Thai Pork and Noodles!

Ingredients:

• 1 lb thin boneless pork chops
• 6 ounces wide Thai rice noodles
• 1 cup fresh cilantro
• Zest and juice of 1 lime
• 2 slices peeled ginger
• 3 red jalapeno peppers, seeded, and roughly chopped
• 2 shallots, roughly chopped
• 3 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 tbsp packed light brown sugar
• 4 tbsp EVOO or peanut oil
• 1/4 lb green beans, split lengthwise and cut into pieces

What to do:

1. Soak the noodles in very hot water until tender (about 10 minutes); drain. Snip the noodles with scissors into shorter lengths. 
2. Cut the pork crosswise into 1/4 inch wide strips.
3. Pulse the cilantro, lime zest and juice, ginger, garlic, jalapenos, shallots, fish sauce, brown sugar, and 1 tbsp water in a food processor until smooth, scraping down the edges as needed.
4. Heat 3 tbsp EVOO in a large skillet over high heat. Add half the cilantro mixture and stir fry 1 minute. Add the pork and stir fry until no longer pink, (3-4 minutes). Transfer the pork with a slotted spoon to a plate. 
5. Add the remaining 1 tbsp EVOO to the skillet; add the green beans and stir fry until tender (4-5 minutes). Add the noodles, pork and 2 tbsp of the remaining cilantro mixture. Cook, tossing with tongs, until heated through, about 2 minutes. 
6. Stir in the remaining cilantro mixture to taste.