Mee Sua with Minced Pork, Pork Slices

This wkend, I cooked Mee Sua again. This is my 2nd attempt. My 1st attempt ended up with too little soup, and the mee sua soaking up the soup, turning very soggy and lumpy.

This round, I had more water for the soup (8 cups ~ 2L). Also, I used much less mee sua. I used the Tai Tong brand mee sua, and used only 6 bundles. However, this is only enough for 2 adults and 2 kids. So the next time, I should try 7 bundles. I also boiled the mee sua in a separate pot of water and then drained away the water. Then I dished the mee sua into individual serving bowls, and then added the soup. This way, it seemed that the mee sua didn't absorb so much of the water. I also cooked the mee sua for 1 min only, and I also used the soup ladle/chopsticks/spoon or fork handle to loosen up the mee sua once it turns soft after I start boiling it. This way, the mee sua didn't end up being clumpy and didn't stick together.

Ingredients (serve 4)
250g minced pork
100g sliced pork, sliced thinly (buay3 ba4 - is this shoulder butt?)
2 eggs, very lightly beaten (so that egg yolk does not mix completely)
7 bundles Tai Thong brand mee sua
For soup:
8 cups water
Soya Sauce (1 tbps??)
Sesame Sauce (2 tsp??)
Pepper (1 dash)
Add-ons according to your tastes and needs:
Carrots - 1/3 medium sized carrots (sliced thinly into semi circles so that easier for kids to eat)
Fish ball - 10 fish balls
Meat ball
Baby corn
Leafy vegetables - Spinach, baby xiao bai cai, nai bai,
brocolli, cauliflower - small florets
1 Sweet corn - cut small
30g pig liver
Prawn (Can add as it is, or mashed and mixed into minced meat balls.)

Marinate for minced pork:
2.5 tsp light soya sauce
1 tsp sesame sauce
2tsp corn starch (my wok life uses 2 tsp in the pork congee for 200g minced meat/100g sliced pork). Try with 2 and see the texture, if not reduce to 1 tsp.
Dash of white pepper

Marinate for sliced pork:
2 tsp light soya sauce
1/2 tsp sesame sauce
2tsp corn starch (my wok life uses 2 tsp in the pork congee for 200g minced meat/100g sliced pork). Try with 2 and see the texture, if not reduce to 1 tsp.
Dash of white pepper

Marinate for liver:
1/2 tsp light soya sauce

Marinate the meat in separate bowls and refrigerate for 15-30minutes.
Try marinating longer to see the effect - does it turn too salty?

Instructions
Bring 8 cups of water to boil. (WMF pot)
(Alternative to this would be to use ikan bilis stock. Boil 2 tbsp of ikan bilis with 250ml of water for 20 minutes. (Medium Pot, later used for boiling the mee sua) Remove the ikan bilis and keep the stock. Then add this to 7.5 cups of water.)
While waiting for water to boil, use the minced meat to make into small meat balls.
When water boils, add carrots, minced meat balls, and then add the sliced pork, and bring to a boil for 10 minutes. If you have the following ingredients, eg. baby corn, brocolli, cauliflower, add at this step. (Go to below *)
Add soup seasoning.
Add fish balls/meat balls, leafy vegetable. Boil for 2minutes.
Add eggs and boil for 2 minutes.
Add liver and boil for 1min.
Soup is ready.

*Bring a separate pot of water to boil 4 cups ~ 1L).
Rinse the mee sua bundles in tap water and add to the boiling water.
Boil for 1 min. During this time, once mee sua softens after adding into water, use chopsticks to loosen it to prevent it from clumping together.
Drain away the water.

Dish the mee sua into individual bowls.
Add the soup.