"You must be 25 and fair in the face. You have to be to wear this hat."
Clark Gable was talking to the beautiful Lana Turner in the 1942 movie, "Somewhere I'll Find You". He hadn't seen her yet. He was looking through her wardrobe while he was waiting for her to come out of the bathroom. He realized he was right about 25 and fair of face when he first saw her.
Throughout the movie he was not very complimentary about her hats. At one point he told her she was a girl "with a mistaken daring in hats".
The story was about two brothers who were war correspondents in love with the same girl. Of course Clark Gable steals her affection from his brother but when he doesn't want to alienate his brother forever he dismisses her like yesterday's leftovers.
Leftovers. Wait a minute, they can usually be turned into a really good lunch. Especially if they are succulent slices of stuffed pork loin roast. Perfect for stir-fry.
Leftovers
serves 2 people
2-2" slices leftover stuffed pork loin roast
3 tbs. grape seed oil
1 baby leek, sliced thin
1 bell pepper, sliced thin
1 tbs. oyster sauce
2 tbs. fish sauce
juice of one lime
2 packages mung bean noodles, soaked in hot water for 20 minutes
2 tbs. chopped cilantro
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
Slice the pork roast pieces with the stuffing into 1/4" slices. Set aside. Heat the grape seed oil in a wok. Stir-fry the fennel for a couple of minutes, add the bell pepper and stir-fry until the pepper is tender, about 4-5 minutes. Add the pork and stir-fry until the pork is heated through. Add the oyster sauce, fish sauce and lime juice. Stir until everything is coated with the sauce. Add the noodles with a little of the soaking water. I just fish them out of the water and don't drain them. Stir until the noodles soak up the sauce. Turn of the heat and mix in the chopped cilantro and salt.
Leftovers, delicious...and in the end Clark Gable got the girl.
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