Restaurant standard E-Fu Noodles with Roast Duck is a family must! Step up your noodle game with these sensationally chewy e-fu noodles stir fried until they’re infused with Chinese roast duck juices! Only 20 minutes from start to finish, it’s the perfect time-saving favourite!
E-FU Noodles with Roast Duck Recipe
Every Lunar New Year, my family welcomes an abundance of happiness, good health and fortune with a truly extravagent Chinese banquet. A favourite of the children is the classic Peking Duck (北京烤鸭) served two ways. The first course is always the duck skin wrapped in thin Mandarin Pancakes (春饼), while the remaining duck meat is used as part of a second course.
One of my favourite ways to enjoy the meat is with e-fu noodles. This Chinese noodle recipe is so phenonemal that I’ve brought it home to share with you (restaurant secrets included)!
In our kitchen, we use Chinese roast duck rather than peking duck simply because it’s easier to obtain, but the celebrated quality remains the same.
After your first bite, you’ll taste that the duck’s spices have melted into the noodles. You’ll appreciate how enjoyably chewy the e-fu noodles are because they’ve soaked up every savoury drop of wok flavour.
This is a truly magnificent dish to welcome the new year!
What is E-Fu Noodle?
E-fu noodles are made of egg and wheat and are known as yi mein (伊面) in Cantonese. Our family eats this noodle almost exclusively at Chinese New Year banquets, partly because of the tradition behind the it.
Yi mein is popularly known as ‘longevity noodle’, symbolsing the promise of long life when eaten. For this reason, it makes a common appearance during birthdays and the new year.
It’s characterised by its flatter shape and has a signature chew that makes it even more suited to its long life symbolism.
You can find e-fu noodles in Asian supermarkets packaged in a circular, nest-like shape.
What makes the e-fu noodle eating experience abundantly more unique is that they are deep fried before packaged so when it’s cooked, there’s an extra layer of flavour!
Don’t you just want to get your hands on some? I know I do!
What you'll need for this E-Fu Noodles with Roast Duck recipe
- 300 g e-fu noodles (affiliate link)
- 1/2 Cantonese roast duck, deboned and sliced (we buy it from a Chinese BBQ shop)
- 8 rehydrated or fresh shiitake mushrooms (affiliate link)
- 1 bundle yellow chives or spring onion heads, cut into 10cm (4″) segments
- 2 cans chicken stock (800 mL)
- 1 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tbsp chicken bouillon powder (affiliate link)
How to make E-Fu Noodles with Roast Duck
Bring the chicken stock to a boil and add in the e-fu noodles, one roll at a time. Cook them for 3-5 minutes, following the packet for directions or until al dente.
Drain the noodles in a colander.
Pour the oil into the wok and add the spring onions or yellow chives on a medium heat.
Turn the heat to high and add the mushrooms. Stir for 1 minute then add the roast duck in. Stir for 2 minutes.
Toss in the e-fu noodles and season with chicken bouillon powder and sugar. Mix well.
Serve immediately!
Welcome the Lunar New Year with these Chinese classics
E-Fu Noodles with Roast Duck
Ingredients
- 300 g e-fu noodles (affiliate link)
- 1/2 Cantonese roast duck, deboned and sliced we buy it from a Chinese BBQ shop
- 8 rehydrated or fresh shiitake mushrooms (affiliate link)
- 1 bundle yellow chives chives or spring onion heads, cut into 10cm (4″) segments
- 2 cans chicken stock (800 mL)
- 1 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp chicken bouillon powder (affiliate link)
Instructions
- Bring the chicken stock to a boil and add in the e-fu noodles, one roll at a time. Cook them for 3-5 minutes, following the packet for directions or until al dente.
- Drain the noodles in a colander.
- Pour the oil into the wok and add the spring onions or yellow chives on a medium heat.
- Turn the heat to high and add the mushrooms. Stir for 1 minute then add the roast duck in. Stir for 2 minutes.
- Toss in the e-fu noodles and season with chicken bouillon powder and sugar. Mix well.
- Serve immediately!
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Those noodles look so good! My mouth is watering looking at your delicious clicks. So want to try them!
Thanks, Neha! You definitely should try it! 😀
This is everything a gourmet meal should be, and then some! Love the flavor of the duck! Delish!
Thanks, Sara!
We love duck, so this recipe is a must make! I can’t wait to make it for dinner this week! Thanks so much for sharing!
Glad to hear you’ll be making it! Thanks, Jessica!
Roast duck is so elegant! Lovely way to ring in the new year. Love this.
Agreed! Thanks, Jayne!
OMG! This Noodle Recipe looks so delicious! I love that you chose to top it with roast duck! Sounds so flavorful!
Roast duck sure is a treat! Thanks, Shanika!