Char Kway Teow

Char Kway Teow (a.k.a. fried flat noodles) is one of my favourite Malaysian dishes. I was being adventurous to come up with this dish based on my own secret recipe ;) As I've a kind spirit of sharing (as always), I'm revealing to you the magic tricks behind it :D

Ingredients:

220g dried flat noodles

2 eggs, beaten
4 frozen shrimps

1 cup bean sprouts

1 stalk green onion, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

4 tbsp cooking oil

1/2 tsp sesame oil

1/2 tsp fish sauce

2 tbsp oyster sauce

2 tsp dark soya sauce

2 tsp light soya sauce

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

1/4 tsp ground white pepper

1/2 tsp red chili powder

Directions:

1. To cook the noodles and shrimps, prepare a pot of boiling water. Boil the dried noodles on high heat for 10-15 minutes until tender. Add 1 tbsp cooking oil to prevent noodles from sticking together. Add frozen shrimps into the pot of hot water to cook.
2. Drain water off the pot. Place noodles and shrimps separately.
3. Heat up the wok. Add the rest of the cooking oil into the wok. When heated, sautee onions and then garlic on medium heat.
4. Place noodles into the wok. Add oyster sauce, dark and light soya sauces, sesame oil, and fish sauce, while frying the noodles.
5. Add beaten eggs, ground peppers, and red chilli powder. Fry the noodles till soft and tender.
6. When eggs are cooked, add the cooked shrimps.
7. Lastly, incorporate bean sprouts and green onions into the noodles.
8. Ready to serve!

I'd have used some Chinese chives instead of green onions, if I could get hold of them. Besides that, I'm pretty happy with the taste and presentation of the dish! Hope you enjoy it ;)