#lort cha

[arunrasmey]

HOW TO MAKE NOODLE(LORT CHA)

I don’t have an exact recipe written because it’s such a simple and easy dish that you just toss together to your liking. Lol.

You’ll need lort noodles, your choice of protein, minced garlic, dark soy sauce, sweet soy sauce, regular soy sauce, chives/ scallions (cut into 2in length), bean sprout, eggs, and sweet chili sauce.

Pour enough dark soy sauce to lightly coat your noodles so that they have a light brown color. Don’t drown it. Set aside.

Heat your wok w/ oil and sauté the garlic until golden and toss in your protein until cooked. Add the noodles plus seasoning. (You may need a little more oil so the noodles won't stick.) Seasoning is up to your taste. Reg soy for saltiness and sweet soy for a bit of sweetness. You can also add black pepper. When everything is cooked through, toss in bean sprouts and chives or scallions. Turn off heat. Fry a sunny side egg in a clean pan. Plate some lort cha w/ the fried egg on top and serve w/ sweet chili sauce and/or sriracha.

Hope that helps!

[arunrasmey]

Shrimp Lort Cha

[arunrasmey]

Lort Cha thick short rice noodles stir fry They look like slugs/ worms, huh? XD This is probably my favorite Khmer noodle stir fry. My dad’s too. He talks about it a lot since he grew up eating this before the war. Traditionally, the only protein in the dish is egg. I added baby shrimps just because…. The dish is cooked not too salty and then served with some sweet chili sauce. Making the noodles from scratch was easy, though a little time-consuming. The bean sprouts took me about a week! You can check out how to sprout mung beans here.