Dropped by Old Airport Road Hawker Centre after my medical appointment (doctor said my retina fix is holding up well, thank you 🙏 ). There are many food stalls here, some new, some old. Decided on Minced Pork Bros which is a relatively new stall with a new take on bak chor mee (minced pork noodle), one of Singapore's favourite classics.
Did I tell you that I am a big fan of "superior soup" type of bak chor mee like Seng Kee, Macpherson and 25 Minced Meat Noodle as well Kiang in Johor Bahru? So, I am eager to try Minced Pork Bros' version of superior soup.
Queue wasn't long on this Monday 11am and I got my food pretty quickly.
Of course, I opted for their signature with superior broth (at $5.50 per serving).
The mound of noodle was relatively small - I should say right size as I find noodle stalls usually give us too much carbs. The mee pok noodles were wider than usual (and they have only mee pok, no mee kia or kway teow) cooked to tender springy doneness which I like.
They were well coated with a drippy blend of relatively mild savoury, lardy sauce with slight spiciness and subtle tanginess. I enjoyed this profile which is a little different from the more common robust and drier savoury lardy spicy tangy sauce elsewhere.
Their soup is unique (even among the top superior soup bak chor mee stalls). Compared to Seng Kee, Macpherson and 25 Minced Meat Noodle, Minced Pork Bros' version is milder but more balanced in my opinion. The thick, full bodied soup is rich with umami savouriness balanced with natural sweetness.
The thick body, umami and savouriness came from pork bone, old hen, clams, tee poh (dried sole fish), etc. Vegetables like cabbage thins the soup a bit and imparted a certain green sweetness. Ingredients are generous with peeled prawn, fresh pork collar, pork ball, scallop, etc, which added further to the sweetness. No pork liver though, but I speculate that liver taste might upset the umami - sweet balance. So yeah, don't have is good 👌
I like this more balanced soup than those leaning on ultra umami and saltiness which is the rage in Singapore now.
Worth a try for their generously endowed soup and interesting sauce for the noodles. Affordable and competitive pricing too. Minced Pork Bros have other takes on bak chor mee including toppings of ikura (salmon roe), onsen tamago, abalone, etc, which I will try next time.
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Written by Tony Boey on 14 Nov 2022
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