Shiitake and Leek Noodles | Flavor and Friends

Ingredients

• 1 pound dried Chinese style dry noodle
• 8 slices thick-cut bacon, chopped (yielding about ½ cup of bacon grease)
• 1 tablespoon grape seed oil
• 2 to 3 leeks, trimmed, cleaned, patted dry and thinly sliced
• 8 oz shiitake mushrooms, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• ½ cup light sodium soy sauce
• ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to season
• Freshly grated pecorino-romano cheese, to sprinkle (optional)
• Freshly chopped cilantro leaves, to sprinkle (optional)