Penang is famous for its hawker food. Char KoayTeow is one of the famous hawker foods that most tourists enjoy. Char means “stir-fried” and koay teow refers to flat rice noodles.
The common ingredients in a fried koay teow are prawns, cockerels, eggs, bean sprouts, chives and the flat noodle itself. You can make this tasty and easy fried koay teow at home. I make this noodle quite often for my family. Let’s start the recipe now!
This recipe serves 3 people.
Ingredients
- 500 grams koay teow (flat noodles)
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 9 medium prawns (deveined and shelled)
- 12 slices of fish cake (slice them into ½ cm slices)
- 1 cup bean sprouts (125 grams)
- 1 tablespoon chilli paste
- 3 eggs & 1 teaspoon light soya sauce
- 2 tablespoon chives (cut in 1-inch length)
- 2 ½ tablespoon light soy sauces
- 1 teaspoon dark soya sauce
- ⅓ chicken cube
- 3 tablespoon oil
Method
- Start with taking a wok and heating it on high flame. Add 2 tablespoons of oil. Now add garlic and saute it for 30 seconds.
- Add prawns and fish cake and chicken cube and stir fry for another 30 seconds.
- Add koay teow, chilli paste and both soy sauces and stir fry for 1 minute.
- Now add bean sprouts and stir fry for another minute.
- Push the koay teow aside in the work and add 1 tablespoon of oil. Now break 3 eggs, add 1 teaspoon of light soya sauce and scramble it for 15 seconds.
- Place the koay teow on top of the eggs and begin to stir fry for 1 more minute.
- Lastly, add chives and mix them evenly. Done!
- Your delicious fried koay teow is ready.
Final thoughts
- You may add chicken slices if you wish.
- You may also add vegetables like mustard leaves or cabbage if you desire.
- This noodle must be eaten hot.
- Use non-stick wok for better results.
- You don’t have to use a lot of oil as the koay teow is an oil by itself.
- Do give it a try today. Happy cooking!
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