Fried Hokkien Noodles with Prawns

I applaud clever marketing idea when I see one.

Whenever I buy packed noodles (egg noodles, fresh noodles, hokkien noodles, udon etc) I always turn the pack over to look at their recipe suggestion.

I make up my marketing list this way in the supermarket, it helps save a lot of my time. This is what I want to cook tonight, so tell me what else I need. And then I will start browsing up and down the aisles looking the ingredients mentioned on the packaging.




For my luckiest friends living in Singapore, you may not wish to bother. You just need to go to your nearest hawker centre or coffee shop and you can enjoy a plate of hokkien noodles in no time. Unlike us in Perth, we either have to learn how to cook our hawker favorites or we can spend $9 to $10 for a plate of "doesn't taste like Singapore wan leh".

Anyway, I tried making this dish and though the picture doesn't do it justice, The Man actually asked for more. ;=)

Fried Hokkien Noodles with Prawns

Serves 4
Prep time 15 min
Cooking time 15 min

Ingredients:
500g Coles Hokkien Noodles (I seldom specify brand, but to my surprise, Coles's is the best, they don't have overpowering preservatives)
2 teaspoons peanut oil
1 red chilli, chopped finely
1 clove garlic, crushed
24 large green prawns, shelled and de-veined
300g bok choy, sliced
¼ cup water
2 teaspoons sesame oil
½ cup kecap manis, sweet soy sauce
¼ cup light soy sauce
coriander to garnish (I couldn't be bothered)

1. Prepare noodles as directed and set aside.
2. In a wok or large frying pan, heat the oil until hot. Fry the chilli and garlic briefly until fragrant and cook the prawns in 2 batches until prawns turn into a bright coral colour. Remove from pan and keep warm.
3. Add the noodles and bok choy to the pan and fry over a high heat until noodles are hot and bok choy tender.
4. Return prawns to wok with the water, sesame oil, kecap manis and soy sauce. Toss over a high heat for 1 minute and garnish with coriander before serving.

My friend Ms S.GOH has kindly shared her version of Hokkien Mee.

- Boil water - standby, rinse the noodle.

- Heat up the wok, fried garlic, put in meat and stir till its cook

- add in the hot water

- put in the noodle (make sure that the water is over the noodle)

- put in all other ingredients (prawn, vegetable, sotong ....)

- Cover it and for at least 5 min.

- Stir everything , put in a little salt, MSG, white pepper, light soy sauce, dark soya sauce)

- Cover it until is boil . Taste it and is ready to serve