Craving for something light but delicious and tummy-warming? Then try out this fishball noodles recipe at home!
You can easily find fishball noodles at your local kopitiam, but nothing beats a homecooked meal. The process may sound long and strenuous, but it’ll feel like a breeze with this recipe. Not to mention, when you’re savouring each bite of it, you’ll realise that it’s worth it.
Preparation time: Cooking time: Total time: Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
300g of dried egg noodles
2 large handfuls of beansprouts
8 fishballs
For Marinated Mince Meat
200g of mince meat of your choice (pork, chicken, beef, or turkey)
10ml of light soy sauce
0.6g of ground white pepper
3g of cornflour
5ml of sesame oil
For Marinated Meat Slices
120g of thinly sliced pork or chicken
5ml of light soy sauce
A pinch of ground white pepper
For Marinated Liver (optional)
120g of thinly sliced liver
6g of light soy sauce
A pinch of ground white pepper
For Soup
1.5 litres of water
1kg of pork or chicken bones
2 scallions
10 black peppercorns
1 star anise petal
11.4g of salt
1 handful of dried anchovies
For Stewed Mushrooms
60g of dried shiitake mushroom
500ml of hot water
30ml of dark soy sauce
15ml of fish sauce
5ml of Chinese black vinegar
4g of sugar
For Sauce
20g of sambal
15g of fried lard (optional)
5ml of light soy sauce
5ml of fish sauce
30ml of the stewed mushroom liquid
5ml of Chinese black vinegar
30ml of hot soup
For Garnish
Lettuce leaves (optional)
Scallions
Fried lard
Fried shallots
Equipment
1 Chinese skimmer or heatproof sieve
4 small bowls
4 large bowls
2 saucepans
Directions
The Night Before
Soak mushrooms in a large bowl with hot water.
Let it cool to room temperature, then cover with cling wrap and store it in the fridge overnight.
Marinate your mince meat in light soy sauce, ground white pepper, cornflour, and sesame oil. Your meat slices and liver in light soy sauce and ground white pepper. Do so in separate bowls.
Then cover each bowl with cling wrap and store it in the fridge overnight.
On the Day
Soup
Pour water into a large saucepan add the meat bones, scallions, black peppercorns, the star anise petal, and salt.
Bring it to a boil.
Then lower the heat immediately and let it simmer for an hour.
Remove any scum that surfaces.
Add the dried anchovies before reaching an hour, then stir and simmer for 15 minutes.
Strain the soup into another saucepan, then let it simmer at low heat until ready to serve.
Mushrooms
Pour the mushrooms and their liquid into a saucepan.
Add in the dark soy sauce, fish sauce, and Chinese black vinegar.
Bring it to a boil.
Then lower the heat immediately and let it simmer for an hour.
Then place it into a bowl without any sediments.
Everything else
Boil a saucepan of water and cook the dried egg noodles for around 4 minutes. Check the packet instruction as each brand may differ.
Next, drain and set aside the noodles.
Repeat the same process with the beansprout, but only cook for 30 seconds.
Prepare four bowls.
Divide the mince meat, meat slices, and liver, then pour a ladle of soup.
Stir it slightly and set it aside.
Make the sauce with the sambal, fried lard (optional), light soy sauce, fish sauce, stewed mushroom liquid, Chinese black vinegar, and hot soup.
Divide the noodles and beansprouts into four bowls, then add the sauce.
Stir well.
Place the meat and fishballs into the soup.
Then place individual portions of mince meat, meat slice, and liver into a skimmer or sieve, lower it into the soup and cook for one minute.
Stir the mincemeat to break it up.
After it is cooked, top it onto the noodles.
Repeat the same process for the other three bowls.
Then divide the fishballs and stewed mushrooms equally.
Add a ladle of soup (optional).
Garnish with fried lard, fried shallots, scallions, and lettuce leaves.
Alternatives for your Fishball Noodles Recipe!
Fishball noodles come in variations as well! You’re free to use any noodle of your choice, such as fresh noodles like kway teow or mee sua, or even dried noodles like spaghetti and tang hoon. What’s more, you can also make the soup ahead of time and store it in the freezer. Just reheat it before serving! Also, feel free to add other toppings like fish cakes or meatballs.
Missing some ingredients?
Pandamart carries a variety of ingredients such as sambal and lettuce for your fishball noodle soup! So, if you’re short of some key ingredients, don’t hesitate to order via our online shop. Our drivers will have it delivered in under 20 minutes.
