Name: Lor Mee
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Singaporean
Ingredients: 1 egg white; 1 litre (32 fl oz / 4 cups) water; 2 Tbsp plain flour; Chinese black vinegar; ½ tsp sesame oil; Chopped Chinese celery; Sliced red chillies; 1.2 kg (2 lb 11 oz) flat yellow noodles; 1 Tbsp sugar or to taste; ¼ tsp ground white pepper; 500 ml (16 fl oz / 2 cups) cooking oil; 6 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced; 40 g (1⅓ oz) ginger, peeled and sliced; 6 hard-boiled eggs, peeled; 125 ml (4 fl oz / ½ cup) Chinese black vinegar; 2 Tbsp five-spice powder; 500 g (1 lb 1½ oz) pork belly; 1 tsp salt or to taste; ¼ tsp salt; 400 g (14⅓ oz) snakehead fish fillet, cut into 5-cm (2-in) chunks; 3 eggs; 2 Tbsp light soy sauce; 50 g (1¾ oz) tapioca starch mixed with 125 ml (4 fl oz / ½ cup) water; 250 ml (8 fl oz / 1 cup) dark soy sauce; 50 g (1¾ oz) rock sugar; 180 g (6 oz) bean sprouts, trimmed

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Hawker Favourites

By The MeatMen

Published 2017

About

Braised. Thick. Heavy. These are the key words people associate with lor mee, and it’s all true! And it’s so damn shiok! If you’re a fan of braised dishes with that dark gooey sauce, you’ll love this lor mee recipe.

Ingredients

1.2 kg (2 lb 11 oz) flat yellow noodles
180

Method

Prepare gravy. Place water, dark soy sauce, rock sugar, garlic, ginger and five-spice powder in a large pot. Bring to a boil and add pork belly. Lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
Add hard-boiled eggs and simmer for another 20 minutes.
Remove braised pork belly and hard-boiled eggs and set aside.
Strain gravy back into pot. Discard ginger

Become a Premium Member to access this recipe

Unlimited, ad-free access to hundreds of the world’s best cookbooks
Over 150,000 recipes with thousands more added every month
Recommended by leading chefs and food writers
Powerful search filters to match your tastes
Create collections and add reviews or private notes to any recipe
Swipe to browse each cookbook from cover-to-cover
Manage your subscription via the My Membership page

Already a member?

Monthly plan

Annual plan

'Brilliant app for foodies'

'Spotify of cookbooks'

No reviews for this recipe

Ingredients

Method

Part of