Char Kway Teow

Name: Char Kway Teow
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 3 cloves garlic (, finely chopped); 30 shrimp (peeled); 400g rice noodles (, cooked and drained); 450g cockles (or clam extracted from shells); 170g beansprouts (, rinsed in cold water and well drained); 3 large eggs; 1 bunch spring onion (, cut into pieces of 2 inches (5 cm)); 1 oz. dry red chili peppers (, deseeded and rehydrated); 2 fresh red chili peppers (, deseeded); 3 small shallots ((or pearl onions), peeled and thinly sliced); 1 tsp vegetable oil; 4 tablespoons reduced salt soy sauce; 1 tablespoon caster sugar; 1/2 tsp fish sauce; 1 teaspoon belacan ((shrimp paste)); ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper

11 steps

Prep:30minCook:20min

Char kway teow is a flat rice noodle dish popular in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and Singapore with multiple variations throughout Asia.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:04:23 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories338.9 kcal (17%)

Total Fat10.2 g (15%)

Carbs42.2 g (16%)

Sugars6.7 g (7%)

Protein20.6 g (41%)

Sodium714.1 mg (36%)

Fiber3.9 g (14%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

Instructions

For the Chilli Paste

Step 1

Blend all the chilli paste ingredients to make a paste.

Step 2

Add the oil to a hot wok. Sauté the chili paste until it releases its aroma and set aside.

For the Sauce

Step 3

Mix all the sauce ingredients well and set aside.

For the Char Kway Teow

Step 4

Heat a wok over high heat until it starts to smoke. Then add the oil and half of the garlic and stir quickly to prevent it burning

Step 5

Add half of the shrimps and stir until they start to brown

Step 6

Add half of the soy sprouts and half of the noodles.

Step 7

Add 2.5 tablespoons of sauce and stir vigorously to mix well.

Step 8

Using a wooden spoon, push the noodles to one side, and break an egg over it. Use a spatula to break the egg yolk and stir to mix with the egg white. Cover the egg with noodles and wait about 15 seconds.

Step 9

Add about ½ tablespoon of chili paste and half of the cockles or clams.

Step 10

Continue sautéing for a few minutes and then add the spring onion.

Step 11

Repeat with the remaining ingredients.

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