Pork and Pickled Vegetable Noodle Soup

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Pork and pickled vegetable rice noodle soup (雪菜肉絲米) is a classic Cantonese and comfort food among Hong Kong cafes and noodle restaurants like wonton soup, wonton noodle soup, braised beef ho fun and lo mein. This pork pickled snow cabbage rice noodle soup recipe has detailed instructions and a video to guide you how to make homemade pork and pickled snow cabbage vegetable rice noodle soup at home for your meal.

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pork and pickled snow cabbage vegetable rice noodle soup with a pair of chopsticks

What is pork and pickled vegetable rice noodle soup (雪菜肉絲米)?

Pork and pickled vegetable rice noodle soup is a classic Cantonese breakfast or lunch among Hong Kong cafes like wonton noodle soup, red bean ice drink, baked pork rice, soy sauce noodles, congee, french toast and cheung fun.

Also, stir fry pickled snow cabbage vegetables with the marinated pork usually served with rice noodle soup. However, some people like to use other pickled vegetables such as pickled mustard greens and zha cai (榨菜) pickled mustard plant stem. Or, you can eat noodle soup with Chinese pickled cucumbers.

What are the ingredients for pork & pickled vegetable noodle soup?

In this pork and pickled vegetable noodle soup recipe, the main ingredients are pork, pickled snow cabbage and rice noodles.

pork pickled vegetable noodle soup ingredients

Cooking tips for how to make pork & pickled vegetable noodle soup:

Homemade pickled snow cabbage vegetables 3-4 days before. Or, you can use store bought ones.
Rinse and soak the pickled snow cabbage vegetable for 30-45 minutes because it is salty.
Marinate pork for at least 15 minutes before stir frying.
If you like spicy food, you can add chili. This is optional.
Put 2-3 tablespoons of the pork and pickled snow cabbage into the noodle soup. Or, add to your taste.
Refrigerate or freeze the extra stir fry pork and pickled snow cabbage vegetables.

FAQs:

How to make pickled snow cabbage?

See details for this how to make pickled snow cabbage post.

How can you store the leftovers?

For the pork and pickled vegetables, I usually freeze them and take out some when I make noodle soup. This can last up to 6 months.

What kind of noodles do you use?

This pork and pickled vegetable noodle soup usually uses thin rice noodles. You can use any brand of rice noodles. I personally like to use Three Ladies and Wai Wai brands of rice noodles.

How long can I refrigerate the pork and pickled vegetables?

It can last for 4-7 days in the refrigerator.

Instructions for how to make pork and pickled vegetable rice noodle soup:

Preparation:

1. Pour 5 cups of water in the bowl.

soak the pickled snow cabbage vegetable sher li hon in the white bowl

2. Soak 14 oz of the pickled snow cabbage vegetables for 30-45 minutes. (I used one pound of sher li hon (雪里红/雪里蕻) to make around 14 oz pickled snow cabbage. See details for how to make pickled snow cabbage post.)

squeezed pickled snow cabbage vegetable sher li hon on the chopping board

3. Squeeze the pickled snow cabbage vegetable very well to remove excess water from soaking it.

pickled snow cabbage cut up into pieces on the chopping board

4. Then, cut the preserved Chinese snow cabbage vegetables into small pieces.

5. Cut 1 medium sized Fresno chili pepper. (This is optional.)

sliced pork on the white circle plate top view

6. After that, cut 11 oz of pork (country style pork ribs boneless) into strips.

seasoning on the pork in the silver bowl top view

7. Next, put the cut pork into a bowl, add 2 teaspoons of garlic powder, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1 teaspoon of cornstarch.

marinated pork in the silver bowl top view

8. Mix it well and let it marinate for 15 minutes before cooking.

marinated pork on the pan over the stove

Cooking:

9. Turn on medium small fire, add the marinated pork from step 8 into the non-stick pan.

10. Loose up the pork and keep stir frying until it changes color, around 3-4 minutes.

pork and pickled snow cabbage vegetable stir fry in the pan

11. After, add the pickled snow cabbage vegetable from step 4 into the pork. Stir fry them a little bit.

stir fry pork and pickled snow cabbage vegetable with chili pepper

12. Add the chili pepper from step 5 if you like to add a little more flavor. (This is optional.)

13. The following step, pour 6 cups of water into the pot and turn on the fire medium.

boiling rice noodles in the pot over the stove

14. When the water is boiling, add 2 pieces of rice noodle (8 oz) into the pot, turn the fire to small and let it cook until the noodle is soft. ( I used Three Ladies brand rice noodles, it is a little bit thicker. Therefore, I cooked for 8 minutes. Different brands of rice noodles, the cooking time may vary. Please follow the instructions on the package.)

15. When the noodles are done, drain the rice noodles. (Don't discard the boiling water for the noodles because I used it for the broth.)

16. Put some cooked rice noodles from step 15 into the bowl.

pork and pickled snow cabbage vegetable on the cooked rice noodle in the bowl

17. Top 2-3 tablespoons of stir fry pork and pickled snow cabbage vegetable from step 12 on the cooked rice noodle. (You can add more or less depending on your taste or saltiness.)

pork and pickled snow cabbage vegetable noodle soup with chopsticks on the side

18. Lastly, pour the boiled noodle water into the bowl. (I used boiled noodle water as the broth for this recipe because the pork and pickled vegetables are salty and have a lot of flavor.) Or, you can use chicken broth instead.

pork and pickled snow cabbage vegetable rice noodle soup top view

Enjoy this pork and pickled vegetable rice noodle soup recipe! Also, check out these salted duck eggs, mouth watering chicken, Chinese pickled cucumbers, kung pao chicken, Chinese cured pork belly, chicken chop, turnip cake and egg tart recipes.