Bak Chor Mee, no Tur Kwa

On the day I made bread, I also made Bak Chor Mee (Mince pork noodles) for dinner. It was, thankfully, less trying and successful on the first attempt. Hubby gave it the thumbs up.



Well, I didn't manage to find the black vinegar, otherwise it would taste even more authentic. And I used 'bean mee' (aka 'mee chiam') as a substitute for mee pok, which is not too bad as the noodles is soft and not too starchy. I got these noodles from Malaysia.

I adapted the recipe from here. For anyone who wants to DIY, here's the list of my ingredients:

(the portion here is for 2-3 pax, some ingredients have no quantity, it's up to you to use how much you like.)

• Bean Mee (if you don't have fresh mee pok, or you can also use linguini)
• 10 Dried Mushrooms, soaked overnight, sliced (Keep the water!)
• 300g Minced Pork (you can add in some slice pork loin too)
• 1 Shallot, sliced
• 1 clove of garlic, chopped
• 1 tbsp of dark soya sauce
• 1 tsp oyster sauce
• 1 tsp ginger paste (I used ginger paste, which contains some vinegar, so it sort of replaces the black vinegar)
• Fishballs
• 1 Fish Cake, sliced
• Vegetables, cut
• Tomato Ketchup
• Sesame Oil
• Chilli Padi/Soya Sauce

Method:

The Mushroom Stew & Sauce

- Fry shallots and ginger with oil until fragrant, add mushrooms and stir fry till cooked. Add in dark soya sauce and oyster sauce. Add in the mushroom water and simmer for a while.

- Dish it out and put into a slow cooker to stew further.

- Fry garlic and add in minced pork. Separate the mince as you fry. After it's done, put it into the mushroom stew pot.

The Noodles

- In a bowl, mix some tomato ketchup and sesame oil.

- Cook the noodles according to instructions. It may be neccesary to blanch it into cold water (to stop the cooking) and back into the hot water again (to warm it back) before dishing into bowl.

- Mix it and serve immediately.

The Soup

- Make some soup using veg/chick stock.

- Add in vegetable, fish ball and fish cake when it's boiling.

To Serve

- Scoop mushroom/mince pork & sauce over noodles.

- Arrange fishballs, fish cake slices and vegetables on top of noodles OR serve it in a bowl of soup.

- Cut one chilli padi and add soya sauce in a separate condiment dish.