Golden Shrimp Roe Noodles

Name: Golden Shrimp Roe Noodles
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; 400 g (14 oz) fresh thin egg noodles; 2 tablespoons lard (see Notes); 2 tablespoons dried shrimp roe

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Chinese-ish

By Joanna Hu and Rosheen Kaul

Published 2022

About

Dried shrimp roe can be found in the fridge or freezer section of your local Asian grocer. These tiny orange specks pack an absolute wallop of punchy umami flavour, so much so that this dish requires little else. The oyster sauce and lard simply help to coat the noodles and distribute the flavour.

Ingredients

400 g (14 oz) fresh thin egg noodles
2 tablespoons lard (see

Asia
China
Southeast Asia
Hong Kong
Noodles

Method

Cook the noodles in a saucepan of boiling water until al dente, 1-2 minutes.

Meanwhile, warm the lard in a small frying pan and combine with the oyster sauce.

Drain the noodles into a large mixing bowl and pour the lard mixture over the top. Mix thoroughly, adding more oyster sauce if required.

Divide the noodles between four bowls, sprinkle the shrimp roe over the top a