Bak Chor Mee (肉脞面 Minced Meat Noodles

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Bak Chor Mee (肉脞面) is a uniquely Singaporean dish that represents our love for pork! Honestly, it uses so many parts of a pig, from various parts of the meat, to even the liver. All this is great, especially when paired with the vinegar-braised mushrooms. Who can say no to this awesome noodly dish?

Our method is to make this dish right in the old school way, by making use of lard to coat the noodles, for another level of taste to the noodles. Also, when cooking the liver, timing is especially important. We can say with much certainty that this hawker favourite can now be recreated any time from the comfort of home!

• Servings: 4

 

• Time: 1 hr 15 min

 

• Skill: Intermediate

Ingredients

1. Braised Mushrooms
2. 50 g dried shiitake mushrooms
3. 600 ml hot water
4. 30g rock sugar
5. 3 tbsp light soya sauce
6. 2 tbsp dark soya sauce
7. 3 tbsp oyster sauce
8. 1 tbsp fish sauce
9. 3 tbsp black vinegar
10. 2 tbsp sesame oil
11. Meat Broth
12. 1kg pork bones
13. 80g ikan bilis
14. 100g soya beans
15. 2 liter water
16. ½ tbsp sugar
17. 1 tbsp salt
18. Main: (4 servings)
19. 200g minced pork (marinated with 1 tbsp light soya sauce, ¼ tsp white pepper, ½ tsp cornstarch and 1 tsp sesame oil)
20. 100g lean pork sliced (marinated with 1 tsp light soya sauce, ⅛ tsp white pepper and ¼ tsp cornstarch)
21. 100g pork liver (marinated with 1 tsp light soya sauce, ⅛ tsp white pepper and ⅓ tsp cornstarch)
22. 300g mee pork
23. 10 pork meatballs
24. 60g bean sprouts (ends removed)
25. 4 large lettuce leaves
26. spring onions toppings
27. crisp pork lard toppings
28. Noodle per portion
29. 2 tbsp pork lard
30. 2 tsp light soya sauce
31. 1 tsp black vinegar (more if you like)
32. 1 tsp fish sauce
33. 3 tbsp braised mushroom sauce
34. 1 tsp sambal chili paste
35. 15g bean sprouts
36. 75g mee pok
37. 1 lettuce leaf
38. 50g minced pork
39. 25g sliced pork
40. 25g sliced pork liver
41. 2 pork meatballs
42. 2 tbsp braised mushrooms
43. spring onions toppings
44. crisp pork lard toppings

Instructions

1. Soak 50g dried mushrooms in 600ml hot water for 45 mins
2. Add 1kg pork bones to 2 litres pot of boiling water
3. Add 80g ikan bilis, 100g soya beans
4. Cover and let it boil for an hour
5. Pour the mushroom water into a crock pot
6. Slice mushroom into strips, then add to crock pot
7. Add 30g of rock sugar, 3 tbsp of light soya sauce, 2 tbsp of dark soya sauce, 3 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp fish sauce, 3 tbsp black vinegar, 2 tbsp sesame oil, braise for an least an hour
8. Slice 100g lean pork, 100g pork liver, and marinate both with 1 tsp light soya sauce, 1/8 tsp white pepper, 1/4 tsp cornstarch
9. Marinate 200g of minced pork with 1 tbsp light soya sauce, 1/4 tsp white pepper, 1/2 tsp cornstarch, 1 tsp sesame oil
10. Drain the pork broth and add 1/2 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, pork meatballs
11. Take 50g marinated mince pork, 25g marinated lean pork, 25g marinated pork liver, and add a ladle of pork broth to seperate the minced pork
12. Add 75g mee pork to boiling water, and 15g bean sprouts
13. Add 2 tbsp pork lard to bowl, 2 tsp light soya sauce, 1 tsp black vinegar, 1 tsp fish sauce, 1 tsp sambal chili paste, 3 tbsp braised mushroom sauce
14. Boil pork toppings in broth for 1 min
15. Drain and add mee pork to bowl
16. Add pork toppings
17. Add lettuce, and braised mushrooms
18. Garnish with fried pork lard and spring onions

Bak Chor Mee Soup Recipe 肉脞面 Minced Meat Noodles