KL Hokkien Mee

 noodles soaked in sweet and dark soy sauce...nondescript looking yet so flavourful and super tasty!

a closeup picture of the pork lard and fish toppings...crispy good!

When you have a cooking hub at home, you can still get to enjoy this super tasty KL hokkien noodles even if you are not in Kuala Lumpur :)

Ingredients
2 servings of fresh thick yellow noodles
8 prawns
1 large piece of pork - thinly sliced
1 large piece of pork lard - fry in hot oil to get crispy pork lard
1 large piece of dried flounder - pan fry over low heat to get crispy fish bites
1 small bowl of sliced cabbage
2 tbsp of sweet sauce
2 tbsp of dark soy sauce
1 tbsp minced garlic
vegetable oil 
1 cup of water

Marinade for pork slices
1 tbsp huatiao wine
1 tbsp light soy sauce
some salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp of cornstarch

Toppings
crispy pork lard
cripsy fish bites

Side serving
brined green chillies
sambal belachan

Method  

1. Slice the pork lard into small pieces.  Heat up wok on high.  Fry pork lard pieces until golden brown and crispy.  Set aside.
2. Leave 2 tbsp of oil in the wok, transfer the excess oil to a bowl to be used later.
3. Add chopped garlic to the wok and fry till aromatic.  Add pork slices and fry for 1 to 2 minutes.  Add sliced cabbage and continue to stir fry for another minute.
4. Add noodles to wok.  Drizzle 2 tbsp of sweet sauce and 2 tbsp of dark soy sauce.
5. Fry over high heat.  Add water to cook the noodles.  Add prawns and half of the cripsy pork lard and crispy fish pieces.  Toss to mix well.  
6. Cover and cook for another few minutes.
7. Remove cover and give it a good toss before transfering to serving plates.
8. Top with the remaining crispy pork lard and cripsy fish bites, not forgetting to add cut green chili and a dollop of sambal belachan.
9. You can still get to enjoy this super tasty noodles even if you are not in KL!!