Penang Char Kue Tiau

Just a quick update today as my to-do list is so long and my list of wish-to-do is of the same length! We'll see what I end up with... hopefully, I'll managed to settle at least 50% of the to-do list and try to forget about the wish-to-do! Hahaha....

Anyway, last Monday evening, my brother didn't tell me in good time, that he's coming over to fetch my mom. He only called me when he was on the way here. I normally will bake or cook something for him to bring home for my nephew and nieces. Given so little time to think, I managed to bake some puffs and cooked Char Kue Tiau Penang (first trial) for mom to break her fast. So in 45 minutes time, and considered just the perfect timing, mom managed to break her fast without having to fast extra time and I am a happy aunt to be able to pack something for her nephew and nieces. Hahaha.. do I feel like I am in MasterChef? Well, the feel is there but never in my life, imagining myself entering the contest. Will fail in the first step! Trust me! Hahaha....

I was watching this Youtube on how to fry char kue tiau and decided to give it a try, though frankly speaking, I have doubts at first. It can't be that easy and yet tasty, can it? Well, if you don't dare to try, then it will stay as a questionmark forever... so yes, no harm trying.. surprisingly, it tasted good though not as good as the Pakcik at Upin Ipin Restaurant's Char Kue Tiau. Why? Because the very same night, we went for the pakcik's char kue tiau! Hahahaha....

For the recipe, please adjust the amount of the ingredients according to your tastebuds ya. You can refer to the Youtube too for the cooking demo.

PENANG CHAR KUE TIAU
Posted by MamaFaMi

Ingredients :

1 1/2 teaspoons chillie paste
3 cloves garlic - chopped
15 pieces prawns - peeled and deveined. Boil the shells and save the stock
dark soy sauce
sweet soy sauce
salt to taste
1 packet kue tiau (flat-rice noodles)
2 eggs - lightly beaten
pepper
chives - cut into 1 inch sections
11/2 cup beansprout
oil for cooking

Method :

1. Heat cooking oil in a wok and fry chopped garlic until light brown .

2. Add prawns and sauté further.Add in chilli paste and sauté until oil breaks.

3. Add in kue tiau. Add a bit of prawn stock, dark soya sauce, sweet soy sauce and salt to taste. Stir fry quickly.

4. Push the fried kue tiau to one side of the wok. Add a bit of oil. Pour in the eggs and add a few dashes of pepper and a bit of dark soy sauce. When the egg is half cooked, mix the kue tiau evenly.

5. Add in the chives and mix well.

6. Finally add in the beansprouts, stir fry evenly and remove from heat. Dish out and serve immediately.

Have a nice day!