Fried Mince Meat Wantan Mee

This is a long over-due post.... :mrgreen:

Remember my makan-makan trip up north back in June? We went back to our old hometown and there's this wantan mee stall which was one of the better ones around since my father's time and they are also our ex-neighbour. They actually made the noodles themselves and not get it from the noodles manufacturer hence their noodles are free from all kinds of preservatives.

Since we are going there, my dad called them up and ordered around 50 pcs of wantan noodles from them as my mom want to give to her neighbour in KL. My mom gave me some to bring back to Penang too. And this is what I came out with....

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Ingredients

• 200-300g Pork belly (minced)


• 4-5pcs Chinese mushrooms (soak and sliced thinly)


• 1/2 bulb Garlic (chopped finely)


• 5pcs Wantan mee (noodles)


• Black sauce


• Light soy sauce


• Pepper


• Water


• Choy Sum/green vege for garnishing (optional)

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Methods

1. Prepare the minced meat (topping) first. Heat up wok with a little oil and fry the minced pork belly (don't have to use too much oil as the pork belly will have lots of oil when being fried). When it's half cooked, add in the chopped garlic (add now so the garlic will not get burned) and stir till about 80% cooked add in the sliced mushrooms, stir and add in some black sauce to your desired tone. Add in some water (add more if you want more sauce) and cover the wok to let the water soften the mushroom.


2. In another sauce pan, boil water with a drops of oil to cook the wantan mee. Pepare a bowl of cold water (better if using iced water) to use as 'crossing the cold river' so the noodles will have this springy feel. When the water boiled, put in the noodles and cook till about 80% cooked take out and let it 'cross the cold river' before returning it into the hot water again for a brief moment and lift up.


3. Now back to the short braising of the minced pork, add in light soy sauce and pepper to taste before lifting it up.


4. On a clean wok, pour in the cooked minced meat and the cooked noodles and stir-fry till all are mixed well. Served with boiled Choy sum or other green vege of your choice.

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