
Pasta & rice
Lort cha (stir-fried pork and rice noodles)
Lort cha is a stir-fry of fine rice noodles with pork, eggs and vegetables, typical of the street stalls of Phnom Penh. It's tasty, a little sweet and very quick to make.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Instructions
- Soak the noodles in lukewarm water for 10 minutes, then drain them.
- Mix the fish sauce, soy sauce and sugar in a bowl.
- Heat half the oil in a wok over high heat and brown the pork for 3 minutes. Set it aside.
- In the remaining oil, fry the garlic for 30 seconds, then crack in the eggs and scramble them quickly.
- Add the drained noodles and the sauce, then stir-fry for 3 minutes, separating the noodles with chopsticks.
- Return the pork, add the bean sprouts and green onions, and stir-fry for 1 more minute.
- Serve straight away, with lime wedges and peanuts if you have some.
Variations and tips
Vegetarian. Replace the pork with thinly sliced smoked tofu and the fish sauce with extra soy sauce.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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