Kway Teow Soup with Shrimp and Pork

Name: Kway Teow Soup with Shrimp and Pork
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 6
Ingredients: 6 cups chicken stock; 1 ⁄ 2 lb. pork tenderloin; 1 tbsp. vegetable oil; 1 fish cake, about ½ lb., thinly sliced; 1 ⁄ 2 lb. large shrimp, peeled, deveined, and split lengthwise; 1 ⁄ 4 lb. fresh kway teow rice noodles, precut or in sheets (or ¼ lb. dried Chinese rice vermicelli); 1 ⁄ 4 lb. fresh or dried flat Chinese egg noodles, ⅛" wide; 2 scallions, trimmed and finely chopped; 2 tbsp. finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves; Salt

Serves
serves 6

Kway teow are delicate flat rice noodles sold fresh in Chinatowns, often in folded sheets to be cut at home. If you can't find them, use Chinese rice vermicelli; they're not the same, but they're still good. For unfamiliar ingredients, visit your local Asian market.

Ingredients

6 cups chicken stock
¹⁄₂ lb. pork tenderloin
1 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 fish cake, about ½ lb., thinly sliced
¹⁄₂ lb. large shrimp, peeled, deveined, and split lengthwise
¹⁄₄ lb. fresh kway teow rice noodles, precut or in sheets (or ¼ lb. dried Chinese rice vermicelli)
¹⁄₄ lb. fresh or dried flat Chinese egg noodles, ⅛" wide
2 scallions, trimmed and finely chopped
2 tbsp. finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Salt

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Instructions

Step 1

Bring stock to a simmer in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add pork and simmer 20 minutes. Remove pork and set aside. Keep stock hot.

Step 2

Heat oil in a wok or medium skillet over medium heat and fry fish cake slices until lightly browned and crisp. Drain on paper towels; set aside.

Step 3

Add shrimp to stock; cook over very low heat for 1 minute. Transfer shrimp to serving bowl. Slice pork thinly and add to serving bowl. If using kway teow in sheets, cut into ¼" strips. (If using dried vermicelli, soften in boiling water for 1 minute, then drain.)

Step 4

Bring 6 cups water to a boil in a wok or medium saucepan over high heat. Add egg noodles and cook until tender (about 2 minutes if fresh, 3 minutes if dried) using chopsticks or a fork to gently pull them apart. Drain; add to serving bowl. Add rice noodles, scallions, and cilantro, pour in stock, and stir gently. Season to taste with salt and serve garnished with fish cake slices.

Bring stock to a simmer in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add pork and simmer 20 minutes. Remove pork and set aside. Keep stock hot.
Heat oil in a wok or medium skillet over medium heat and fry fish cake slices until lightly browned and crisp. Drain on paper towels; set aside.
Add shrimp to stock; cook over very low heat for 1 minute. Transfer shrimp to serving bowl. Slice pork thinly and add to serving bowl. If using kway teow in sheets, cut into ¼" strips. (If using dried vermicelli, soften in boiling water for 1 minute, then drain.)
Bring 6 cups water to a boil in a wok or medium saucepan over high heat. Add egg noodles and cook until tender (about 2 minutes if fresh, 3 minutes if dried) using chopsticks or a fork to gently pull them apart. Drain; add to serving bowl. Add rice noodles, scallions, and cilantro, pour in stock, and stir gently. Season to taste with salt and serve garnished with fish cake slices.