Lor Mee (Braised Noodles)
Lor Mee (Braised Noodles) comes in a thick gravy topped with slices of pork, tofu, fish cake, and egg served with a dash of black vinegar.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 45 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb pork belly (or boneless pork ribs* (450g))
- ½ tsp ground pepper
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 cloves garlic ((minced))
- 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 7 cups water ((1.7 liters))
- 4 hard boiled eggs ((shells removed))
- 7 oz firm tofu ((200g))
- ¼ cup corn starch (+ 2 cups (480ml) water (30g))
- 1 large egg ((lightly beaten))
- 6 oz choy sum (/ yu chai, washed, drained and cut into 2 inch lengths (170g))
- 7 oz fish cake ((200g))
- 1 lb udon (or thick yellow noodles (450g))
- 4 green onions (/ spring onions, slice thinly)
- 6 tbsp fried shallots
- 6 tsp fried chili paste
- 6 tsp black vinegar
Instructions
- 1
Sprinkle ground pepper all over pork. Heat vegetable oil in a large pot. Brown pork for 3 to 4 minutes.
- 2
Push pork aside. Reduce heat and add garlic. Stir fry for 20 seconds.
- 3
Add dark soy sauce and pour in water. Cover, increase heat, and to bring liquid to a boil.
- 4
Remove the lid, add hard cooked/boiled eggs and tofu. Lightly season with salt. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 35 minutes.
- 5
While soup is simmering, bring a medium pot of water to boil. Blanch choy sum for 30 seconds. Remove and place blanched choy sum in a cold bath to stop the cooking. Drain and set aside.
- 6
Add fish cake and boil for 4 to 5 minutes. It is cooked when it starts to float. Remove and cut into thin slices. Discard the water.
- 7
Refill pot with fresh water. Blanch noodles for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove with a strainer. Set aside.
- 8
Transfer pork, eggs, and tofu from the soup pot onto a plate.
- 9
Mix cornstarch with 2 cups (480ml) water. Pour into the soup and allow it to come to a gentle boil. Soup should thicken.
- 10
Slowly pour in the beaten egg and give it a gentle stir. Egg ribbons will form in the soup.
- 11
Do a taste test. Add more salt if needed. Turn off stove.
- 12
Cut pork and tofu into thin slices and eggs into halves.
- 13
Place some noodles in a bowl. Add some choy sum, a few slices of fish cake, pork, and tofu. Place half an egg on the top.
- 14
Ladle soup over noodles and ingredients. Garnish with green onions and fried shallots. Serve immediately with fried chili paste and vinegar.