Thin and springy egg noodles are tossed in a delectable savory sauce, flavorful garlic oil, and served with homemade succulent wontons and slices of pan-cooked Chinese BBQ Pork. They are so good and satisfying.
Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Add bok choy or choy sum and cook for about 30-40 seconds or until cooked through but still retains its nice green color. Refresh with cold water and set aside
Prepare garlic oil (can be prepared ahead):
Heat the cooking oil in a small pan over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and let them cook over medium-low heat for 5-6 minutes. They get burn easily so you don't want to crank up those heat. Let them cook until they start to turn golden brown, then lower the heat and cook for another minute then remove from the heat immediately and transfer to a glass jar and let them cool down
Making wontons (can be prepared ahead):
Place all the filling ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir to mix everything. Take care not to overmix so your meat filling won't turn tough. Let them marinate for at least one hour or overnight
When ready to wrap, take one wonton wrapper and scoop about 1 Tbsp of filling onto the middle of the wrap. Dip your finger in water and run your finger through the edges of the wrapper. Bring the opposite end together to form a triangle. Push as much air out as you can as you press to seal the wonton. Repeat until you run out of filling or wrapper, whichever comes first
Boiling the wontons:
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the wontons and cook for about 3-4 minutes or longer if your wontons are large. They will float to the top when they are cooked. Take one out and make sure they are cooked through. Remove with a slotted spoon. I like to plunge the cooked wontons in a cold water briefly to stop the cooking process
Putting it together:
Put all the tossing sauce in a bowl and stir to mix. Have a taste and you can always adjust it to your liking. Next, cook the noodles when you are ready to serve
How to cook the noodles properly so it's springy (only cook when you ready to serve):
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Loosen up the bundles of wonton noodles and then briefly cook the wonton noodles for about 40 seconds or so
Rinse the noodles under cold running water to stop the cooking process and to avoid the noodles getting soggy and then immediately plunge them back into the hot water you boil the noodle earlier for about 5 seconds then transfer to a serving bowl with tossing sauce in it
Dress the noodles and serve:
Top with 3-4 slices of Chinese BBQ pork and 2-3 pieces of wontons, some briefly blanched bok choy or choy sum. Garnish with some chopped green onion and ready to be served