Char Kuey Teow Recipe

Char kway teow also sometimes spelled char kuey teow is a classic rice noodle dish from malaysia but it s also very popular in other southeast asian countries like singapore and indonesia.

Char kuey teow recipe. What may seem to be quite a straightforward stir fried noodle dish is actually a bit of an art that s been perfected by malaysian street hawkers and it s taken me this long to share the recipe because i wanted to ensure i could make it doable for anyone. A great serving of char kuey teow is flavored not only with the freshest ingredients but equally important is the elusive charred aroma from stir frying the noodles over very high heat in a well seasoned chinese wok. Char kway teow is probably the first recipe ever that i m going to describe as deceptively difficult. Since becoming vegan i don t think i ve eaten char kway teow as the classic recipe contains lots of meaty or fishy items as.

Because i grew up eating and enjoying the sg style which comprises of pork lard cockles and perhaps some cai xin and fish cakes too in the local char kway teow scene. Char kuey teow is basically flat rice noodles stir fried with shrimp bloody cockles chinese lap cheong sausage eggs bean sprouts and chives in a mix of soy sauce. 1 plate the penang char kuey teow recipe. Recreate the wok hei at hawker stalls.

Prepare this in advance to be kept refrigerated up to 3 months. Spread all the ingredients around the wok to create an empty space in the centre then crack an egg into it and add a little more oil. Stir fry the kway teow quickly and add seasoning and chili paste. This is a recipe for singapore char kway teow 炒粿條 a favourite local hawker delight the name of the dish is hokkein chinese dialect group for stir fried flat rice noodles.

I always tell the char kway teow uncle to cook a little sweeter for me because i liked it that way and also to cook the hum cockles well 熟一点. Prep time 10 minutes. Cook time 5 minutes. Siam road char kuey teow of penang was ranked 14th on the wold street food top 50 list at the world street food congress 2017 in manila held from may 31 to june 4.

We have a few good malaysian restaurants in the tri state. Push all the fried ingredients to one side and add in kway teow. The char kuey teow recipe. A bit similar to cantonese chow ho fun rice noodles char kway teow is a hearty dish that s filled with meat veggies and chewy noodles.

I personally love a small amount of yellow mee local yellow egg noodles to balance all that kway teow. Penang char kuey teow was numerously requested. Here is a simple char kuey teow recipe with tips to make a perfect plate of char kuey teow with the taste of.