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Lort Cha

Cambodia

The street food of Phnom Penh. Sold from cart vendors throughout the city from early morning.

Cambodian stir-fried short rice noodles — thick, short white rice noodles stir-fried with beef, egg, bean sprouts and chives in oyster and soy sauce. Phnom Penh's favourite street noodle.

Authentic Cambodia Lort Cha recipe
Prep
10 mins
Cook
10 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
420 kcal
Serves
2
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

300glort short rice noodles
200gbeef, thinly sliced
2eggs
100gbean sprouts
50ggarlic chives
3 tbspoyster sauce
2 tbspdark soy sauce
oilfor wok

Method

1

Heat wok until smoking. Fry beef. Push aside.

2

Scramble eggs. Add noodles. Season with sauces.

3

Add bean sprouts and chives. Toss on high heat.

Chef's Tip

The short, stubby lort noodles are unique to Cambodia — udon can substitute in a pinch.

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