What do you do when you have more than a pound of honey baked deli ham that you need to finish up quickly? Add it to a stir fried noodles, of course. This dish came together like magic (considering I was just winging it) and my family loved the results. The trick to making the ham extra delicious is to fry it until it almost starts to caramelize and taste a bit like bacon. I added some very finely cut broccoli to it and with whole grain linguine it was a nice rounded out meal. So the next time you have some extra ham around, don't just stick it in between two slices of bread, give it some serious attitude in a frying pan with some noodles.
Ingredients:
1lb of linguine pasta or regular spaghetti pasta *
1 medium onion chopped
2-3 cups of finely chopped fresh broccoli
16oz-24oz of sliced deli honey baked ham *
1Tbs of Sriracha Sauce (or to taste)
1/3 cup of teriyaki sauce *
1/3 cup of water
black pepper to taste
red chili flakes to taste
2-3 cloves of garlic grated of minced
2Tbs of canola oil divided
***Notes: I used whole grain pasta for this dish to bump up the nutrition. I also recommend honey baked ham for the dish because it's less salty than regular ham. I used a teriyaki style sauce called Yoshida's Cooking Sauce that is available at most Costco Stores. It is very sweet like teriyaki sauce.
Directions:
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Boil the pasta according to package instructions. Remember to salt the water so the pasta gets flavored. I did not add any salt into the finished pasta dish because the ham added the needed salt.
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While the pasta is boiling use another skillet to fry up the ham. Add one Tbs of canola oil into a pan and get it hot. Then add the sliced ham and saute for at least 15 minutes on high until the edges become brown and crispy.
Note: The ham may initially render some liquid, just keep frying it and the liquid will cook off.
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After you drain the pasta into a colander, add 1 Tbs of canola oil into the pasta pan and add the chopped onion and fry for a minute.
Then add the garlic and fry for another minute. Next add the black pepper and red chili flake next and fry for 30 seconds.
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Then add the chopped broccoli into the pan and fry for another minute. Next add the teriyaki sauce, sriracha sauce and the water. Cook for a minute. Then add the ham. Taste for salt. If you require salt at this stage add it or some soy sauce. I did not add any salt.
Finally add the pasta to the pan and toss with all the ingredients for a few minutes. Serve hot. Enjoy.
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