Char Kuey Teow
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4.7
Char Kuey Teow
Description
This recipe for Char Kuey Teow begins by preparing a homemade chili paste with dried and fresh red chilies, shallots, and salt, which is stir-fried until fragrant. The sauce combines soy sauces, sugar, fish sauce, salt, and white pepper to provide depth and seasoning. Stir-frying in a hot wok using oil or traditionally lard, the prawns are quickly cooked with garlic and Chinese sausage slices, releasing rich aromas.
The flat rice noodles are added with bean sprouts, the sauce, and an egg cracked on top to coat the noodles as it cooks, giving the dish a silky texture. Blood cockles add a briny element, and Chinese chives contribute a fresh bite. Timing and heat control are crucial to achieving the dish's signature wok hei, ensuring the noodles have a slight char without becoming soggy.
Fresh ingredients are key to the dish’s success. Marinating shrimp in sugar and ice water helps maintain juiciness and sweetness. If available, using lard enhances richness. This stir-fried noodle dish is often served as a hearty lunch or dinner, accompanied by additional chili paste if desired.
Ingredients
Chili Paste:
- 1 oz (30g) dried red chili seeded, soak in water
- 2 red chili pepper seeded, fresh
- 3 shallots or pearl onions, peeled and sliced, small
- 1 teaspoon neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 1 pinch salt
Sauce (mix and blend well):
- 5 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 dashes ground white pepper
Other Ingredients:
- 3 cloves garlic chopped finely
- 12 prawn shelled , submerge in ice cold water plus 2 tablespoons sugar for 30 minutes
- 1 lb. (500g) flat rice noodle completely loosened and no clumps, fresh
- 1 lb. (500g) blood cockles extract the cockles by opening its shell
- 2 Chinese sausage sliced diagonally
- 1 bunch bean sprouts rinsed with cold water and drained, fresh
- 4 large egg
- 1 bunch Chinese chives removed about 1-inch of the bottom section and cut into 2-inch lengths
Instructions
- Grind all the ingredients for the chili paste using a mini food processor until fine. Heat a wok with 1 teaspoon of oil and stir-fry the chili paste until aromatic. Dish out and set aside.
- Clean the wok thoroughly and heat it over high flame until it starts to smoke. Add 2 tablespoons of oil or lard to the wok, then add half of the chopped garlic and stir quickly.
- Transfer six prawns and half of the sausage slices into the wok. Stir quickly with the spatula until the prawns start to change color and you smell the aroma of the Chinese sausage.
- Add half of the bean sprouts to the wok.
- Follow immediately with 8 oz. (230g) or half of the flat noodles.
- Add 2 1/2 tablespoons of the sauce to the wok and stir vigorously to combine. Crack an egg on top of the noodles. Use the spatula to break the egg yolk and stir to mix with the egg white. Flip the noodles to cover the egg and wait for about 15 seconds.
- Add about 1/2 tablespoon of chili paste (add more if you like it spicy) and some cockle clams to the wok.
- Continue stir-frying until the egg is cooked through. Add the chives, give a couple of quick stirs, then dish out and serve immediately.
Notes
- Use fresh, crunchy bean sprouts and freshly made flat rice noodles for best texture.
- Marinate prawns in sugar and ice water to keep them juicy and sweet during cooking.
- Using lard instead of oil adds traditional richness and silkiness to the dish.
- Maintain a very hot wok and carefully time the cooking to achieve authentic wok hei flavor.
- Blood cockles enhance the traditional taste but can be omitted if unavailable.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 639 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 4people | |
| Calories | 639kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 114g | 38% |
| Protein | 34g | 68% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 52mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 2809mg | 117% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.7
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