Put on a pot of water to boil, for the noodles later
Heat a tablespoon of oil in your skillet over medium-high heat
Add cabbage/slaw to the skillet, tossing often, until edges are brown. Reduce heat and continue cooking until thickest parts of the cabbage are tender.Remove from heat and transfer cabbage to bowl Wipe out skillet, add a tablespoon of oil, and bring back to medium heat
Add pork to skillet, break it up, and cook until browned. Once the meat is broken up, don't keep fussing with it, give it a chance to get browner bits.
Once water from step 1 is boiling, turn off heat and add noodles.Let noodles sit for 1 minute, then drain. Toss with 1 tablespoon of oil and transfer to bowl with cabbage. Mix together. To the pork, add the pale scallion bits, ginger, and red pepper flakes. Toss for a minute or so, until scallions start to soften.
Add noodles and cabbage, mirin, and soy sauce to skillet. Mix until noodles are well-coated with sauce.
Remove from heat and toss in green scallion bits and sesame seeds (if desired).