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    Chinese pork mince noodles

    Published: Sep 17, 2020 · Modified: May 7, 2021 by Genevieve

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    This Chinese pork mince noodles recipe is budget-friendly, delicious, healthy, quick and easy to make! Ready in less than 30 minutes, it's an excellent quick WFH lunch or an express weeknight dinner.

    A bowl of noodles with pork mince sauce and bok choy with a hand holding onto chopsticks ready to eat
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    Ingredients

    Ingredients for Chinese pork mince noodles

    Dried noodles are available from major supermarkets (like Coles or Woolies in Australia) or any Asian grocery stores. Unlike dried pasta, dried noodles cook very quick and usually ready in around 4 minutes in boiling water. Make sure to read and follow packet instructions as they can become overcooked quickly which turns into mushy soft and break apart easily.

    Soy sauce, Shaoxing wine are classic Chinese condiment combinations. This recipe calls for 1 tablespoon of soy sauce and 1.5 tablespoon of dark soy sauce. Dark soy sauces are richer and as the name suggests, is darker which adds colour to this dish.

    Sesame oil is used to provide a nutty aroma and for this dish, a few drops are sufficient.

    Five-spice powder enriches the pork sauce and makes it deliciously fragrant. The 5 spices are; star anise, cloves, Chinese cinnamon, Sichuan pepper and fennel. Note, although it contains Sichuan pepper, it's not spicy at all so don't worry if you don't eat spicy foods.

    White pepper adds a mild heat to the sauce.

    Sugar is used to balance the saltiness of the soy sauce.

    Ginger and garlic are non-negotiables for this dish. Tip: use a cheese grater to mince instead of a knife - much quicker!

    Easy way to mince ginger and garlic, using a grater

    Step by step instructions

    STEP 1 In a hot pan, on medium / high heat, saute pork mince, ginger and garlic mince with a tablespoon of oil. Once meat turns brown, pour in Shaoxing wine and allow it to evaporate for about 20 seconds.

    STEP 2 Now simply add remaining ingredients and bring pork sauce to the boil then turn the heat down to low and simmer for about 5 - 8 minutes until the sauce has reduced by ⅓. Pork sauce is ready!

    STEP 3 Cook noodles according to packet instructions. Once noodles are cooked, rinse under cold water in a colander for 10 seconds to stop the cooking process.

    A bowl of plain noodles just before being loaded with pork mince sauce

    STEP 4 Arrange serving bowl with noodles and some Asian greens (cook veggies by boiling them in noodles cooking water). Spoon pork mince sauce over noodles.

    Close up of pork mince sauce on top of a bed of noodles

    Spoon a couple of tablespoon of noodles cooking water into each bowl of noodles to help loosen the noodles and ensure even mixing.

    Tips for making this dish perfect everytime

    • Cook the noodles just before serving - these Chinese noodles cook very quickly (about 3 - 4 minutes) and taste best as soon as they're out of the boiling water. So if you've got guests coming over, prepare the pork mince sauce in advance and cook the noodles once your guests arrive.
    • When serving, add about ¼ cup of noodle cooking water into the serving bowl. This will help loosen the noodles and prevent them from sticking together (which they will!)
    Close up of noodles being picked up by a pair of chopsticks

    This recipe makes 4 good-sized bowls of pork mince with noodles.

    Other awesome and easy Asian dishes

    • Ginger beef and kale - learn how to tenderise cheap beef cuts and make it sing!
    • Chicken noodle stir fry - quick, easy and healthy
    • Easy pork wontons - no folding techniques required, super easy and tasty
    • Chinese broccoli (gai lan) with shiitake mushrooms - wonder side to any asian meals!

    Thank you for checking out my recipes! Let me know what you think and/or if you have any questions, drop me a note in the comments section below. 🙂

    Happy cooking!

    Gen

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    Chinese pork mince noodles

    Chinese pork mince noodles

    This Chinese pork mince noodles is budget friendly, delicious, healthy, quick and easy to make! Ready in 20 minutes, it's an excellent quick WFH lunch or an express weeknight dinner.
    4.95 from 20 votes
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
    Keyword: ground pork noodles
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 people
    Calories: 545kcal
    Author: Genevieve

    Ingredients

    • 300 g / 11 ounces dried noodles

    Chinese pork mince sauce

    • 300 g / 11 ounces pork mince can substitute for other mince
    • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
    • 1½ tablespoon dark soy sauce
    • 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
    • ¼ teaspoon five-spice powder
    • ½ tablespoon sugar
    • 1 tablespoon minced ginger
    • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
    • ¼ teaspoon sesame oil
    • ¼ teaspoon white pepper
    • ½ cup water
    • 1 tablespoon neutral tasting oil like canola or sunflower

    Serve with

    • 2 bunches bok choy or your favourite Chinese greens
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    Instructions

    • In a hot pan on medium / high heat, saute pork mince, ginger, garlic with oil until fragrant and meat browned.
    • Add Shaoxing wine into the pan and allow the wine to evaporate for about 20 seconds.
    • Add remaining pork mince sauce ingredients.
    • Bring pork mince sauce to the boil then turn the heat down to low and simmer for 5 - 8 minutes or until sauce has reduced by a third. Once the sauce has reduced, it is ready to serve.
    • Whilst pork sauce is reducing, cook noodles according to packet instructions. Once noodles are cooked, rinse under cold tap water for about 10 seconds in a colander. (see note 1) Reserve noodles cooking water.
    • Boil bok choy in noodles cooking water for about 2 - 3 minutes.
    • Arrange serving bowls with noodles and bok choy, spoon pork mince sauce and 2 tablespoon of noodles cooking water on top of noodles and serve immediately. (see note 2)

    Notes

    Note 1. Rinsing noodles under cold water stops the noodles from cooking further once they're done and out of the pot. This step is recommended as noodles are quite fragile and can break easily and become mushy if overcooked. 
    Note 2. Adding noodles cooking water to the serving bowl helps noodles from sticking together and allow even mixing of pork mince sauce with noodles. 
    Substituting pork pork mince works best with this dish however can use other mince if desired. 
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    Nutrition

    Calories: 545kcal | Carbohydrates: 109.7g | Protein: 10.7g | Fat: 7.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.6g | Potassium: 412mg | Fiber: 5.5g | Calcium: 130mg | Iron: 2mg

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Mark

      May 31, 2022 at 6:18 pm

      Unreal recipe!!

      Reply
      • Genevieve

        June 02, 2022 at 12:11 pm

        thank you so much! 🙂

        Reply
    2. Julie

      October 17, 2021 at 7:00 pm

      5 stars
      So so yummy.

      Reply
      • Genevieve

        October 18, 2021 at 5:27 pm

        Thank you Julie! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Anne

      September 29, 2021 at 12:46 pm

      Loved the flavours. Will be making this again.

      Reply
    4. Anne

      September 29, 2021 at 12:45 pm

      Great flavours. Will be making this again.

      Reply
      • Genevieve

        September 30, 2021 at 2:23 pm

        Thank you so much Anne! 🙂

        Reply
    5. Nicole Dickemson

      August 06, 2021 at 6:12 am

      5 stars
      Quick and easy very nice will do again

      Reply
      • Genevieve

        August 14, 2021 at 1:48 pm

        Fantastic to hear Nicole! 🙂

        Reply
    6. Lazer

      August 03, 2021 at 11:30 am

      5 stars
      This was a winner. I made it with vegan meat from Trader Joe’s.

      Reply
      • Genevieve

        August 14, 2021 at 1:45 pm

        Super glad you liked it! 🙂

        Reply

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