Asian-style pork noodles

Name: Asian-style pork noodles
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: Chinese, Asian
Ingredients: 50 g vermicelli noodles; water, for soaking; 3 garlic cloves; 2 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled; 1 fresh chilli, deseeded if preferred; 6 sprigs fresh coriander stalks only, leaves reserved for garnishing; 2 spring onions/shallots, white part only, cut into halves (reserve green part for garnishing); 500 g pork mince; 40 g plain flour; 225 g canned water chestnuts, drained; 2 tbsp soy sauce; ¼ tsp salt; ¼ tsp ground white pepper; 2 tbsp oil; 1500 g hot water; 200 g dried Chinese egg noodles; 4 spring onions/shallots, white part only, cut into halves, green part reserved for garnishing; 6 garlic cloves; 150 g carrots, cut into pieces; 1 - 2 fresh chillies, deseeded if preferred; 60 g unsalted butter; 200 g cabbage, shredded; 1 tbsp kecap manis; 1 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 40 g water; 15 - 20 snow peas, cut into thin slices; 1 - 2 tbsp fried shallots, for garnishing