Fried Noodles or Mee Goreng

WE eat this as breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner....even supper! The favourite is mee kuning or yellow noodles that are fried with prawn,chicken and beef. Some even add squids or ikan bilis to their noodles. For me, I prefer less. I mean, when I cook noodles, mee kuning or bee hoon (vermicelli rice noodles) I prefer to add only one or two main ingredients, normally prawns and fish balls or cakes. The prawns give the noodles a sweet taste and the fish balls add contrasting flavours to it. Topped up with fried onions, chinese leeks and taugeh, the taste can linger in your mouth for some time.

Here is the recipe that can serve 2-3 people.

Ingredients

500 gm mee kuning
300 gm prawns,cleaned and skin off
10 fish balls,cut into half
3 garlic, finely chopped
1 big onion, finely chopped
1tsp chilli paste
1 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp pepper
2 eggs, beaten
a few strands of chinese leeks, cut into an inch
300 gm taugeh
fried onions

Methods

1. Heat oil in a wok.
2. Add garlic, onion and chilli paste. Stir for a minute.
3. Add prawns. Cook until tender.
4. Add fish balls, oyster sauce and dark soy sauce.
5. Add mee kuning. Stir until all ingredients are blended well together.
6. When all are blended together, make a well in the middle and pour in the eggs.
7. Let the eggs cook halfway before mixing it with the noodles.
8. Add pepper and salt to taste.
9. Add taugeh and chinese leeks.
10. Serve in a plate. Scatter dried onions on top.