Luncheon Meat and Egg Noodles

also called chaan daan min · gong jai min · 餐蛋麵 · 公仔麵 · spam and egg noodles · instant noodles with luncheon meat and egg · luncheon meat noodle soup

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Luncheon Meat and Egg Noodles: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
1 packet(85 g; keep the block, the seasoning sachet is not used)instant noodlesboil 2 min, no sachetfill the bowl, meat and egg on top
2 cups(475 mL)chicken stock
1 tsplight soy sauce
1/8 tspwhite pepper
4 slices(1/4-in thick)tinned luncheon meatfry the slices 4 min, both sides browned
2 tspneutral oil
1 largeeggfry the egg 3 min, yolk loose
1(thinly sliced)scallion
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1boil 2 min, no sachet

2fry the slices 4 min, both sides browned

3fry the egg 3 min, yolk loose

4fill the bowl, meat and egg on top

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Start to finish
at least 4 min1 of 4 steps gives no time
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about 7 min3 steps run at once
If you get it wrong
Narrow — two minutes, not the four the packet says: these finish in the hot broth in the bowl, and noodles boiled to the packet time collapse into it
  1. fry the slices 4 min, both sides browned

    4 minneeds youfrom the start

  2. fry the egg 3 min, yolk loose

    3 minneeds youfrom the start

  3. boil 2 min, no sachet

    2 minwalk awayfrom the start

  4. fill the bowl, meat and egg on top

    not timed4 min in

You'll need frying pan

See how it is written
>> title: Luncheon Meat and Egg Noodles
>> category: Noodles
>> tags: instant noodles, luncheon meat, eggs, hong kong, breakfast, quick
>> counters: Cha Chaan Teng
>> aka: chaan daan min, gong jai min, 餐蛋麵, 公仔麵, spam and egg noodles, instant noodles with luncheon meat and egg, luncheon meat noodle soup
>> servings: 1
>> time: 15 min
>> slack: narrow — two minutes, not the four the packet says: these finish in the hot broth in the bowl, and noodles boiled to the packet time collapse into it

>> step: fry the slices 4 min, both sides browned
Fry @tinned luncheon meat{4%slices}(1/4-in thick) in @neutral oil{2%tsp} in a #frying pan{} for ~fry{4%min}, turning once, until both faces have browned and gone slightly crisp at the edge.

>> step: fry the egg 3 min, yolk loose
Fry @egg{1%large} in the same pan for ~fry{3%min}, spooning fat over the white and leaving the yolk loose.

>> step: boil 2 min, no sachet
Boil @instant noodles{1%packet}(85 g; keep the block, the seasoning sachet is not used) in @chicken stock{2%cups}(475 mL) with @light soy sauce{1%tsp} and @white pepper{1/8%tsp} for ~boil{2%min}.

>> step: fill the bowl, meat and egg on top
Tip @&(~1)noodles{} and their broth into a deep bowl, lay @&(~3)luncheon meat{} and @&(~2)fried egg{} across the top, and scatter @scallion{1}(thinly sliced) over.