Tan Mein (Soup Noodles) recipe
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Tan mein is eaten all over China, and primarily as a main or noodle course rather than as a soup course, despite the name.
ingredients
350 g (12 oz) Egg noodles or spaghetti
1 1/2 Tbs Vegetable oil
1 Small onion, thinly sliced
piece Fresh root ginger, peeled 4 cm (1 1/2 in) and finely chopped
225 g (8 oz) Lean pork, finely shredded
1 Tbs Butter
125 g (4 oz) Mushrooms
125 g (4 oz) Chinese or white cabbage, blanched for 4 minutes and shredded
125 g (4 oz) Bean sprouts, blanched for 1 minute and drained
125 g (4 oz) Shrimps or prawns, shelled
1 1/2 Tbs Soy sauce
1 tsp Sugar
300 ml (10 fl oz) 1 1/4 cups Water
1 Chicken stock cube, crumbled
600 ml (1 pint) 2 1/2 cups Chicken stock
1 1/2 Tbs Vegetable oil
1 Small onion, thinly sliced
piece Fresh root ginger, peeled 4 cm (1 1/2 in) and finely chopped
225 g (8 oz) Lean pork, finely shredded
1 Tbs Butter
125 g (4 oz) Mushrooms
125 g (4 oz) Chinese or white cabbage, blanched for 4 minutes and shredded
125 g (4 oz) Bean sprouts, blanched for 1 minute and drained
125 g (4 oz) Shrimps or prawns, shelled
1 1/2 Tbs Soy sauce
1 tsp Sugar
300 ml (10 fl oz) 1 1/4 cups Water
1 Chicken stock cube, crumbled
600 ml (1 pint) 2 1/2 cups Chicken stock
method
1. Cook the noodles or spaghetti in boiling, salted water until they are just tender. Drain, set aside and keep hot.
2. Heat the oil in a large frying-pan. Add the onion, ginger and pork and fry for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in the butter until it melts. Add the vegetables and shrimps or prawns and fry for 1 1/2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in the soy sauce and sugar and stir-fry for a further 1 1/2 minutes. Remove the frying-pan from the heat, set it aside and keep hot.
3. Pour the water into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Crumble in the stock cube and stir to dissolve it. Add half the pork mixture and the stock and bring the mixture to the boil. Stir in the noodles or spaghetti and simmer for 3 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, return the frying-pan to high heat and stir-fry the remaining pork mixture for 1 minute to reheat it.
5. Divide the noodle or spaghetti mixture between four or six individual bowls. Spoon over the remaining pork mixture and serve at once.
2. Heat the oil in a large frying-pan. Add the onion, ginger and pork and fry for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in the butter until it melts. Add the vegetables and shrimps or prawns and fry for 1 1/2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in the soy sauce and sugar and stir-fry for a further 1 1/2 minutes. Remove the frying-pan from the heat, set it aside and keep hot.
3. Pour the water into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Crumble in the stock cube and stir to dissolve it. Add half the pork mixture and the stock and bring the mixture to the boil. Stir in the noodles or spaghetti and simmer for 3 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, return the frying-pan to high heat and stir-fry the remaining pork mixture for 1 minute to reheat it.
5. Divide the noodle or spaghetti mixture between four or six individual bowls. Spoon over the remaining pork mixture and serve at once.
serving amount
4 - 6 servings
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