Lor Mee (Braised Pork Noodles) | Marion's Kitchen

Name: Lor Mee (Braised Pork Noodles) | Marion's Kitchen
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 400g (14 oz) fresh hokkien noodles; 6 dried shiitake mushrooms; 1 cup bean shoots (beansprouts), to serve; 4 fish cakes, sliced (optional); ½ cup roughly chopped coriander (cilantro), to serve (optional); 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped, to serve (optional); 1 long red chilli, finely sliced, to serve (optional); sambal oelek, to serve (optional); Chinese black vinegar (chinkiang vinegar), to serve (optional); 2 soft boiled eggs, to serve (optional); Braised pork:; 1kg (2 lb 3 oz) pork belly; 40g (1.5 oz) ginger, sliced; 2 cinnamon sticks; 3 whole star anise; 1 tsp Chinese five spice; 4 tbsp Chinese light soy sauce; 3 tbsp Chinese dark soy sauce; 3 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tbsp white sugar; ½ tsp ground white pepper; 80g (3 oz) tapioca flour, mixed with 100ml (3.5 fl oz) water; Crispy fried fish:; 200g (7 oz) white fish fillet, halved; ½ cup cornflour (cornstarch); 2 eggs, lightly beaten; vegetable oil, for deep-frying