Stir Fried Vegetarian Glass Noodles Malaysian Hawker Style Recipes

STIR-FRIED VEGETARIAN GLASS NOODLES, MALAYSIAN HAWKER STYLE

Steps:

• For the noodles: Soak the dried glass noodles in 4 cups of warm water for 30 minutes. Drain and set aside. While the noodles are soaking, prepare the cooking sauce and the garnish sauce.
• For the cooking sauce: In a small bowl, mix the tamarind paste with 3 tablespoons water. Using a metal spoon or your fingers, break the tamarind into small pieces to infuse the water. Allow to sit for a few minutes. Place a small strainer over a clean bowl, and strain the tamarind mixture, squeezing on it to remove all liquid; discard the solids. There will be 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons of a slightly thick liquid. Add the soy sauce, sweet soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, and hot chili paste. Mix well, and set aside.
• For the garnish sauce: In a small bowl, mix together the chili sauce, lime juice, minced fresh chili, and garlic. Set aside.
• To finish and serve: Place a wok or large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of the canola oil, and heat until shimmering. Add the egg, and when the bottom and edge are starting to form a crust, flip it, and stir fry until golden and almost crisp, breaking into rough strands. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Add garlic and cook until fragrant but not brown, about 30 seconds. Add carrot, chives and green beans and stir-fry until crisp-tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Add noodles and continue to stir vigorously to keep the noodles from sticking, about 2 minutes. Add cooking sauce and bean sprouts; toss well and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes. Drizzle the garnish sauce on top of the noodles as desired, and serve with lime wedges on the side.

SINGAPORE HAWKER RICE NOODLES

Steps:

• Halve chicken breasts lengthwise, then cut across the grain into 1/4-inch-thick slices and put in a bowl.
• Add sesame oil and a pinch of salt to chicken and stir to coat.
• Stir together broth, oyster sauce, ketjap manis, soy sauce, and sambal oelek in another small bowl.
• Holding carrot at a 45-degree angle to slicer, cut carrot into thin (-inch) matchsticks. Cut choy sum crosswise into 2 1/2- to 3-inch pieces, then halve any thick stem pieces lengthwise.
• Heat wok over high heat until a drop of water evaporates instantly. Swirl 1 tablespoon peanut oil to coat bottom and sides of wok. When oil begins to smoke, stir-fry sausage until browned, about 1 minute. Add chicken and stir-fry until just opaque, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a clean bowl (chicken will not be cooked through). Add remaining 2 tablespoons peanut oil to wok, swirling to coat, then stir-fry carrot, shallots, garlic, and chile 3 minutes. Add choy sum, bean sprouts, and scallions and stir-fry until choy sum is crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in broth mixture and bring to a boil. Add noodles and gently stir-fry until heated through and noodles are tender. Return sausage and chicken to wok and stir-fry until chicken is just cooked through, about 1 minute. Serve sprinkled with cilantro.