EZ CHAR HOR FUN

Fried Flat Rice Noodles [Cantonese style Char Hor Fun] seems to be quite a tedious noodle dish to prepare in the home kitchen. Usually, you need the 'wok hei' to make this fried koay teow tasty and delicious.

Not to worry anymore about the 'wok hei'.  You can try this recipe which is easy, though without the necessary 'wok hei', it turned out tasty and delicious and no smoky or greasy kitchen after preparing this noodle dish.

Serve with cut chillies or sambal belacan, it is awesome.

Recipe adapted from Ajinomoto Recipes [slightly modified] using Tumix Chicken stock seasoning

Ingredients

[serves 2-3]

400 gm flat rice noodles [hor fun] - cut chunky pieces

1 tsp dark soy sauce

1/2 tbsp cooking oil

2 tbsp cornstarch mix with 2 tbsp water

1 egg

Ingredients A

700 ml water

1/2 tbsp chopped garlic

2-3 tbsp Tumix Chicken Stock seasoning*

1/2 tsp sugar

salt to taste

Ingredients B

100 gm pork or chicken slices

8-9 medium size prawns

40 gm carrots - sliced

2-3 stalks chye sim or bok choy or kailan - cut

1. Heat a non stick wok with oil, put in flat noodles.  Separate out in a thin layer [do not stir until slight firm], drizzle in dark soy sauce.  Lightly stir fry the noodles until the edges are slightly crispy and charred.  Dish up and place on individual plates.
2. Using the same wok, add water, bring to bowl.  Add in the meat, prawns, carrot and vegetables to cook.  Add seasoning.  Dish up the boiled ingredients [without the soup] and place over fried noodles.
3. Thicken soup with cornstarch water, bring to boil.  Off heat, stir in the lightly beaten egg.
4. Scoop egg gravy over noodles, serve with cut chillies or sambal belacan.
   
   
   
   
   

Note: * can substitute the Tumix seasoning if you do not have it by 1/2 teaspoon each Ajinomoto, 1/2 tsp sugar and salt to taste, 1/4 tsp pepper