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Easy Minced Pork Noodle Soup with Napa Cabbage

A light, comforting minced pork noodle soup with napa cabbage and noodles, all cooked in one pot in about 20 minutes.
Total Time20 minutes
Servings: 2 servings

Ingredients

Minced Pork Marinade (猪肉碎腌料)

  • 300 grams minced pork (300克猪肉碎)
  • 1.5 tablespoons light soy sauce (1.5汤匙生抽)
  • 1.5 teaspoons cornstarch (1.5茶匙玉米淀粉)
  • 1 tablespoon oil (1汤匙油)

Ingredients (材料)

  • 400 grams napa cabbage (400克大白菜)
  • 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped (3瓣蒜头,粗切)
  • 6 grams ginger, minced (6克姜,切末)
  • 2 eggs (2个鸡蛋)
  • 2 portions meehoon/glass noodles or any noodles of your choice (2份米粉/粉丝或任何面条)
  • 800 ml water (800毫升水)
  • 2 tablespoons oil, for frying (2汤匙油,炒用)

Seasoning (调味)

  • Salt to taste (盐适量)

Dipping Sauce, Optional (蘸酱,可选)

  • 1 tablespoon light soy sauce (1汤匙生抽)
  • 3 chili padi, sliced (3条指天椒,切片)

Instructions

1. Marinate the Minced Pork

  • First, add the light soy sauce and cornstarch to the minced pork. Mix well in one circular direction, which gives the pork a springy texture.
  • Once everything is mixed well, add 1 tablespoon of oil and mix in a random motion. The oil stops the minced pork from clumping up while cooking.

2. Prep the Garlic, Ginger and Napa Cabbage

  • Roughly chop the garlic and mince the ginger.
  • Wash the napa cabbage well, as dirt can hide between the leaves. Trim off the ends, cut it in half, then cut it into smaller pieces.

3. Sauté the Garlic and Ginger

  • Heat the wok. Once it's hot, add 2 tablespoons of oil, then the garlic and ginger, and sauté until fragrant.

4. Cook the Minced Pork

  • Add the minced pork and immediately mix it with the garlic and ginger so they don't burn.
  • Then increase the heat and keep cooking, breaking up any large clumps, until the pork turns pale brown and is no longer pink.

5. Add the Napa Cabbage

  • Next, toss the napa cabbage with the minced pork on high heat until it starts to wilt.

6. Simmer the Soup

  • Add 800 ml of water and bring to a boil, then let it simmer for about 10 minutes.

7. Add the Eggs and Season

  • Crack in the eggs and let them cook in the soup, or cook them separately if you prefer. Season with salt to taste.

8. Cook the Noodles

  • While the soup simmers, cook the noodles following the packet instructions. You can also cook them in the pot with the soup.

9. Assemble and Serve

  • Place the noodles in a bowl, then pour the soup, minced pork and napa cabbage over the noodles and top with an egg.
  • Finally, serve with a dipping sauce of light soy sauce and sliced chili padi, if you like.

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Notes

  • Mix the marinade in one direction first. Stirring the minced pork in one circular direction gives it a springy texture.
  • Add the oil last. Once the soy sauce and cornstarch are mixed in, add the oil and mix in a random motion. The oil stops the minced pork from clumping up while cooking.
  • Don't let the garlic burn. Add the minced pork as soon as the garlic and ginger are fragrant, and mix straight away.
  • Break up the clumps. Cook the minced pork on high heat and break up any large clumps, until it's pale brown and no longer pink.
  • Let the napa cabbage wilt before adding water. Tossing it with the minced pork on high heat first softens it and brings out its sweetness in the soup.
  • Use any noodles you like. Meehoon/glass noodles or any noodles of your choice work well.