Malaysian Style Fried Egg Noodles

This a one of the famous dish one will order at restaurants or food stalls all over Malaysia. We Malaysians are proud of of fried egg noodles known as mee goreng in Bahasa. A plate of mee goreng dish out with fried bean curds,scrambled eggs,shredded cabbage,carrots,greeny mustard leaves are sure to satisfy hungry tummies and goes well with a big glass of teh tarik (milk tea). I'll share my teh tarik recepi soon but as of now lets talk about mee goreng.

Am not a fan of mee goreng as i don't fancy egg noodles but mee goreng will be in our menu for the rest of family members. I bought a pack of egg noodle in our local wet market and soak them in clean water for a good 1 hour to get rid of excess camphor added in the process of making the noodles. This is important so that your plate of fried noodles doesn't smell or taste of overloaded camphor. To enhance the taste, squeeze dash of lemon or calamansi over the hot plate of noodles and enjoy.

Ingredients

1 packet of egg noodles
2 fried beancurds,sliced into chunks
2 tbsp chilli paste
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce
2 eggs,beaten
Handful of chopped mustard leaves
Handful of chopped cabbage
1/2 carrot,julienned
1 tbsp minced garlic
2 tbsp minced onion
10-15 prawns,cleaned and deveined
2 tbsp vegetable oil
Salt to season

For Garnishing

1 lemon or calamansi

Methods

Soak the egg noodles in water for 30 minutes and rinse. Keep aside.

Heat oil in a large frying pan and add the onion. Saute for 1 minute and add minced garlic. Saute for 10-15 seconds.

Add the chili paste and saute till raw flavor leaves. Add the carrot.shredded cabbage and mustard leaves and fry for a minute. Into that add the prawns and fried beancurds. Stir.

Add the noodles and stir well to combine. Remove the egg noodles to the side of the pan and pour the beaten eggs in the middle of the pan. Scramble the eggs and mix the noodles with the eggs. Fry till all the ingredients well combined.

Add dark soy sauce and light soy sauce. Season with salt and stir well. Cook for 10-12 minutes or till the noodles throughly cooked and tender to bite.

Remove to a serving plate and garnish with lemon wedges or calamansi.

Notes

• As light soy sauce naturally salty, be cautious while adding salt to the dish. Adjust salt to your taste