Penang Char Kway Teow Recipe

Penang is very famous for its Char Kway Teow or also known as Fried Flat Noodles. The authentic Char Kway Teow is normally fried over charcoal fire instead of gas fire. Further, instead of chicken eggs, they normally uses duck egg and lard. This may not be the best recipe for char kway teow but it is good enough in my opinion. Do try this recipe out and let me know what you think about it. Remember, the key to frying char kway teow is really hot fire. Good Luck!

Ingredients:

• 500 g kway teow
• 3 cloves chopped garlic
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil or lard
• 300 g prawns, shelled but leave the tails intact
• 150 g cockles, scalded and shelled
• 150 g bean sprouts
• 100 g chives, cut into 3cm lengths
• chili paste
• 2 duck eggs
• water

Seasoning:

• 1 tablespoon light soya sauce
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon chili paste
• dark soya sauce

Directions:

1. Mix seasoning ingredients in a bowl.
2. Heat wok with 3 tbsp oil until hot and fry chopped garlic until light brown.
3. Add prawns and cockles.
4. Push all the fried ingredients to one side and add in kway teow.
5. Stir-fry the kway teow quickly and add seasoning and chili paste.
6. Sprinkle with a little water and mix in all the fried ingredients together.
7. Spread all the ingredients around the wok to create an empty space in the centre, then crack an egg into it and add a little more oil.
8. Cover the egg with all the ingredients and stir-fry evenly.
9. Add beansprouts and chives and stir well.
10. Remove the dish to a plate and serve hot.