Recipe - "Mee Goreng"

Recipe for ‘Mee Goreng’

‘Mee Goreng’ is a classic Malaysian dish. It can most certainly be found in hawker (mamak) stalls.
 

Yellow noodles

 

Bean sprouts, dried prawns and shallots

 

'sambal'

 

Ingredients

500 gm Yellow noodles

60 dried shrimps (de shelled, washed and pounded)

5 shallots (thinly sliced)

2 tsp garlic (finely chopped)

1 tbsp of “sambal” - optional (http://5foodway.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/recipe-for-making-sambal.html )

1 bunch of choy sum

Fish cake (slice thinly)

‘Tau kwa’ or fried beancurd (cut into pieces)

1 tbsp soy sauce

½ tsp dark caramel sauce

½ tsp pepper

3 tbsp vegetable oil

1 packet of bean sprouts

3 eggs

 Procedure

Rinse noodles in cold tap water, drain and set aside.

Rinse, wash and cut choy sum. Set aside.
Beat eggs, add pepper and salt. Fry eggs omelette style. Cut thinly in strips. Set aside.

Heat wok medium heat. Add oil, saute shallots till lightly brown, add garlic. Saute both shallots and garlic till golden brown, add in dried prawns. Cook it well until it produces aromatic smell. Add sambal, stir fry to mix well. Add choy sum, fish cake and fried beancurd. Stir fry everything for two to three minutes. Add in noodles. Drizzle all the sauces and pepper. Lastly add in bean sprouts and toss all ingredients over high heat.

Dish onto a plate and garnish with omelette eggs sliced.

 

Mee goreng in the wok