Char kway teow

Char kway teow

It is made from flat rice noodles (河粉) or kway teow (粿条) of approximately 1 cm or about 0.5 cm in width, stir-fried over very high heat with light and dark soy sauce,chilli, a small quantity of Belachan(chilli paste), whole prawns, de-shelled blood cockles,bean sprouts and chopped Chinese chives. 

The dish is commonly stir-fried with egg, slices of Chinese sausage and fishcake, and less commonly with other ingredients.Char kway teow is traditionally stir-fried in pork fat, with crisp croutons of pork lard. In Malaysia, Char kway teow are commonly being served on a piece of banana leaf .

One of the famous Char Kway teow stall is located at Tanjong Pagar food market second floor(very near to Tanjong Pagar MRT station) .

The stall name is Peter Fried Kway Teow Mee.

                              

                         

A plate of Char Kway Teow mee costs $3.00

                                                

Char kway teow has a reputation of being unhealthy due to its high saturated fat content. 

Another famous char kway teow stall is located at Outram Park.

Char kway teow with more eggs is one of the famous delicacy of Outram Park’s version. 

More eggs and less cooking time leave a creamy texture to the dish. 

A plate of char kway teow may costs from $3 to $5 .

                                                    

Open at 06:00 am in the morning, Outram Park Fried Kway Teow is also a breakfast point for office worker. The address is Hong Lim Food Centre,#02-17 Blk 531A Upper Cross Street, Singapore 510531
Getting there can take bus 80 and 145. The nearest MRT station will be Tanjong Pagar station but it will take 20 mins to walk to reach the destination.

If you are looking for a more healthy choice of char kway teow perhaps you may hob over to Char Kway Teow stall located at #01-91 Golden Mile Food Centre, 505 Beach Road, Singapore 199583.

vegetable oil is being used instead of lard to create a healthy version of fried kway teow.

 So, you cannot find any Chinese sausages or cubes of crispy pork lard in the plate but a green layer of vegetables to top it off. If you are a health conscious diner, this green version of fried kway teow is ideal for you to satisfy your craving without feeling guilty.

                                      

Operating hours is from 11am to about 8.30pm. Getting there can be quite easy. By bus kindly take Bus 100 (Walking 2 mins from bus stop B01429). The Nearest MRT station is Nicoll Highway MRT (CC5).

 

 

The Ingredients

 

• 1 tbsp Lard oil or olive/vegetable oil)
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 1 tsp crispy fried lard cubes optional
• 200 grams kway teow (rice flat noodles)
• 30 grams yellow mee (yellow egg noodles) optional
• 1/2 tbsp sambal chilli to taste
• 1/2 lup cheong (Chinese preserved sausage) sliced thinly and diagonally
• 40 grams fish cake sliced thinly
• 80 grams bean sprouts
• 3 stalks Chinese chives (koo chye) cut to 5 cm (2 inch) length
• 2 heaped tbsp fresh cockle meat
• 2 tbsp cockle juice
• 1 egg lightly beaten

• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce to taste
• 1 1/2 tbsp kecap manis (sweet soy sauce) to taste
• 1/2 tsp fish sauce to taste

The Method

 

1. Heat oil in wok. Stir fry garlic and crispy lard for a few seconds.

     2.  Add kway teow, yellow mee, sambal chilli, lup cheong and fish cake. Pour 1 teaspoon of soy    sauce, 1 teaspon of sweet soy sauce and 1 teaspoon of fish suche over the noodles and stir fry over high heat until the colour is even.
   
    3.Add bean sprouts and Chinese chives, stir fry briefly to mix everything, then pour beaten egg over the noodles. Stir fry until the egg is dry and evenly distributed.

    4. Add cockles and cockles juice, stir fry for a further 10 seconds.

    Hot and Freshly made Char Kway Teow is ready to be served.