Name: Jiuhuang Rousi Chao Mifen (Rice Noodles with Yellow Chives and Pork)
Yield: Serves 4 as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 2 as a Single Dish.
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons peanut oil; 2 peeled garlic cloves, lightly crushed; 2 tablespoons oyster sauce; 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce; 5 tablespoons chicken stock or water; 1 tablespoon rice wine or dry sherry; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; ½ teaspoon cornflour; 225 g/8 oz Chinese yellow or green chives or spring onions; 225 g/8 oz lean pork; 1 teaspoon light soy sauce; 350 g/12 oz dried thin rice noodles; 1 teaspoon rice wine or dry sherry; 1 teaspoon salt; 3½ teaspoons sesame oil; 1 teaspoon sugar

Preparation info

Serves
4
as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 2 as a Single Dish.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Taste of China

By Ken Hom

Published 1990

About

After my second visit to our family home, my mother and I left for Hong Kong by ship. Since it wasn’t to leave until late afternoon, we thought it advisable to eat something before boarding. The restaurant at the dock appeared no better or worse than the usual such establishment; that is, the food promised to be dreadful. Much to our surprise, we were served this delightful rice noodle dish. Light and flavourful, it was just the thing to carry us through the long overnight trip to Hong K