Minced Pork Noodles Recipe (Bakmi Babi Cincang)

Name: Noodles with Minced Pork
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1/2 kg ground pork; 3-4 shitake mushroom sliced; 4 minced garlic; 1 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp white wine; 1 tbsp red wine; 1/2 tsp sugar; 1/2 tsp mushroom powder; 8 packs dried noodles; 2 stalks mustard green; 2 tbsp oil (lard or chicken oil); 1 tsp fish sauce (or soy sauce); 1/8 tsp mushroom powder (or MSG (this is optional))

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Noodles with minced pork is a popular Indonesian-Chinese comfort food made with springy noodles, savory minced pork, mushrooms, crispy garlic, and leafy greens. It’s an easy one-bowl meal that comes together quickly and is perfect for lunch or dinner.

Two bowls of minced pork noodles with vegetables and chopsticks.

A Quick Look at the Recipe

🏷️ Recipe Name: Minced Pork Noodles
⏱️ Ready In: ~ 25 minutes
🍽️ Serves: 8 bowls
🔥 Calories: 204 kcal per bowl (estimate)
🧾 Main Ingredients: Ground pork, shitake mushroom, garlic, oyster sauce, fish sauce, sugar, white wine, red wine, mushroom powder, noodles, mustard green, oil, pepper.
🥗 Dietary Info: Contains pork, gluten.
🧠 Difficulty: Very easy.

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These noodles with minced pork are one of the easiest homemade noodle dishes you can make. Savory, comforting, and ready in minutes, they’re perfect when you want something quick but full of flavor. Think of it as chow mein’s laid-back cousin: all the satisfying flavors without the wok-tossing hustle.

Made with simple pantry staples and topped with flavorful minced pork, these noodles come together in about 15 minutes, making them perfect for busy weekdays and satisfying weeknight dinners.

You can also customize the bowl with delicious toppings like crispy pork belly, char siu pork, pork jerky, char siu chicken, or crispy fried chicken for a more indulgent meal. However you serve it, this noodle bowl is comforting, satisfying, and incredibly easy to make at home.

Why You Will Love This Recipe

Quick and easy – Preparing the minced pork toppings is very quick and easy. Right after that, the noodles part is also very easy to make.
A simple one dish meal – This noodles with minced pork is a simple one dish meal for anyone who wants a quick lunch or dinner.
Versatile – The minced pork toppings can be paired with rice, udon, or any rice noodles.

Recipe Ingredients

Minced pork noodles ingredients with labels.

Ingredient Notes

Ground Pork – The best part of pork to use is the shoulder or collar part. It has quite enough fat in it but not too much fat. You can ask the butcher to grind them for you or you can toss it in your food processor at home or just buy the ground meat at the grocery store.

Mushroom – Any mushroom is fine, but I find that shitake mushroom is the most suitable with this recipe. If you use the dried shitake mushroom, soak it until it is soft enough to slice.

Noodles – Any kinds of noodles is fine. There are dried noodles or wet noodles available in grocery store. Just pay attention to the cooking instructions on the package.

Oil – use lard for the best option for the noodles. Oil will help disperse the sauce evenly throughout the cooked noodles.

Be sure to check out the full recipe and ingredient list below

How to Make Noodles with Minced Pork

Step by step process of soaking the mushrooms and sauteing the garlic and pork.

STEP 1. Soak the dry shitake mushrooms until soft (Image 1). Slice them to pieces (Image 2). Heat some oil in a wok. Put in the minced garlic. Stir fry until the color turns golden (Image 3). Transfer the ground pork into the pan (Image 4).

Step by step process of mixing the seasonings and mushrooms into the pan.

STEP 2. Stir fry until the meat changes color (Image 5). Put in the mushroom (Image 6). Pour in seasonings and wine (Image 7). Add a cup of water for more broth (Image 8). Let it cook for 10 minutes until fragrant. Transfer to a container.

Step by step process of cooking the noodles and vegetables.

STEP 3. In a bowl, mix lard, fish sauce, pepper, and mushroom powder (Image 9). Boil water in a pot, put in the vegetables (Image 10). Take out and set aside. Next, put in the noodles (Image 11). Boil for a minute or two, drain the water (Image 12).

Step by step process of preparing the noodles with minced pork topping.

STEP 4. Transfer the boiled noodles into the mixing bowl (Image 13). Mix well with chopsticks. Transfer the noodles to a serving bowl. Add the vegetables, minced pork, green onion, and pork cracklings (Images 14, 15, 16). Enjoy your minced pork noodles!

Pro Tips

Mix the cooked noodles with the sauce in a separate bowl so when you serve it, the noodles look clean.
Put a pinch of MSG or mushroom powder to add umami flavor to the noodles.
Add a tablespoon of the minced pork broth into the noodles. It adds more flavor.

Serving Suggestions

Serve this noodles with minced pork with fried or boiled wontons, deep fried meatballs, pork shumai or shrimp balls. They are perfect companion for noodles.

If you enjoy spicy food, drizzle a little homemade garlic chili oil over the noodles before serving. It adds extra heat and a delicious garlicky aroma.

Finish with Oolong milk tea or Assam milk tea to finish the palate.

Noodles with Minced Pork FAQs

What is noodles with minced pork?

Noodles with minced pork is a savory and flavorful noodles with minced pork for topping. It is seasoned with soy sauce, oyster sauce, sometimes sesame oil and pepper. Noodle topping that uses ground pork is very familiar in Jakarta and Asian countries.

What types of noodles can be paired with ground pork noodle topping?

Any noodles can be used, dried noodles or wet noodles are fine as long as you read the cooking instructions.

Are there any alternative meat options for the topping?

Other than ground pork, you can use ground chicken meat, beef or even turkey.

What other seasonings go well with this dish?

Chili oil or sesame oil can be added to this dish.

Storing and Reheating

Ground pork for noodle topping can be frozen in the freezer or chilled in the chiller. If you put it in the chiller, it can stay for up to 1 week, while frozen it can be kept to one month. Reheat on a pan with low to medium heat.