I love this recipe! It's cheap, delicious and fast to prepare. It comes from an old boyfriend's mum. She is Samoan and a great cook. As this is a Samoan recipe, you can bet it's going to feed a small army.
In a large pan, fry the onion, garlic and ginger until the onion is translucent over a med/high heat.
Add and fry the meat for no more than 2 minutes It needs to be just seared. Stir so it doesn't burn.
Add the soy sauce and water (the water should almost cover the meat - not totally). Let simmer over a med. heat while you prepare the noodles (about 5 minutes).
Prepare the noodles as per the pack instructions (place hot water in a bowl and add the noodles, let stand until they are re-hydrated and plyable).
Snip the noodles, you want each strand to be short.
Add the noodles plus 1 cup of the water from the noodles.
Add the remaining ingredients. It will look soupy - this is normal.
Stir and let simmer over a medium heart for 10-15 minutes.