Kua Mee (Stir Fried Noodles)
Kua Mee is simply Laotian-style stir fried noodles. The rice stick noodles are stir fried in a caramelized sugar sauce, tossed with stir fried pork, sliced omelette, bean sprouts, and green onion. Kua Mee is typically served at parties and large gatherings since it is very inexpensive to make while still getting your bang for your buck.
Ingredients
Omelette
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 1/2 tsp light soy sauce
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
Pork Stir Fry
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 shallot sliced
- 1 lb pork shoulder thinly sliced
- 1/2 tsp light soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp fish sauce
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
Noodles
- 16 oz rice stick noodles
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 2 shallots sliced
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 3 green onions chopped
Instructions
- Soak the rice noodles in water for 30 minutes. Set aside.
- Whisk the omelette ingredients together.
- Heat up vegetable oil in a small sauté pan over medium high heat. Pour in the eggs. Let firm up for 90 seconds.
- Flip and cook for another minute.
- Let the omelette cool. Roll up and thinly slice. Set aside.
- Heat up 2 tbsp of vegetable oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Sauté the garlic and shallots for 2 minutes.
- Add in the pork, fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and salt.
- Sauté the pork for 5-6 minutes until cooked through. Remove from the pan.
- In the same pan over medium heat, combine the sugar and vegetable oil.
- Let the sugar brown and caramelize for 5 minutes.
- Add in the garlic and shallots. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Pour in the water, fish sauce, and salt. Simmer until the sugar dissolves.
- Add in the rice noodles. Cook for 5 minutes in the sauce.
- Mix back in the omelette, pork, bean sprouts, and green onions. Cook for 1 more minute.
