Spicy Pork Sausage Bok Choy Noodle Soup! Happy Chinese New Year!

I’ve been thinking of different ways to celebrate Chinese New Year with my family. Usually we go to the parade in China Town in downtown Los Angeles and have a wonderful meal, and at the end of the evening we pass out little red envelopes filled with lucky 2 dollar bills and some coins. I decorate my patio in red lanterns and adorn the room with a big dragon and the animal of the year….. which is the horse for 2014.

This year since it falls on a Friday evening (January 31st) I decided to skip on the parade and have friends over for dinner instead. I wasn’t sure what to make for the celebration, so I pulled some inspiration from the ingredients I found while shopping at my local Walmart. I got noodles, ginger, boy choy and sausage. Then I got home and got to work. I always do a test run on the recipe I’ll serve to my friends…. this one was sensational! Happy Chinese New Year Everyone!

Ingredients for spicy sausage bok choy noodle soup:

1 – pound ground pork ( I use Jimmy Dean)
1/4 – cup green onion (chopped)
1 – teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 – teaspoon chile flakes
2 – garlic cloves (minced)
2 – teaspoons finely grated ginger ( I use Melissa’s Produce)
1 – teaspoon corn starch
1 – tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 – teaspoon black pepper
1/2 – teaspoon sesame seeds
1 – tablespoon vegetable oil
4 – cup chicken broth
2 – heads boy choy
1 – package egg noodles

Directions:

In a big bowl combine gound pork, green onion, garlic powder, chile flakes, minced garlic, grated ginger, corn starch, soy sauce, black pepper, and sesame seeds. Mix with both hands.
In a pot over a medium high flame add vegetable oil and allow to get hot. Add in mixed pork.
Cook for about 10 minutes browning the pork and breaking it up into chunks with the back of a spatula.
Add in the chicken broth and bring to a boil.
Add in the boy choy and allow it to cook another 10 minutes.
In a separate pot filled with water over a high flame, bring to a boil and add in egg noodles. Cook as directed on package. Drain and set to the side.
Place noodles at the bottom of a serving bowl then laddle in sausage and boy choy soup mixture.
EAT THIS NOW! Happy New Year!