Stir fried Mee Tai Mak

 

Mee Tai Mak / Bee Tai Mak is noodle made of rice flour. It is very similar to other type of noodle such as rice noodles. Fried Mee Tai Mak is my family favourite dish and this is easy to cook and usually turn out great .I usually like to buy fresh ones from market. 500g of Mee Tai Mak is $1 in my market here.


Ingredients:

500 g of mee Tai mak ( fresh ones from market)

3 cloves of garlic

2 Tbsp of Grape seeds oil

2 eggs

1 pork muscle (sliced thinly)

5-6 large prawns (peeled and deveined) or 10 pieces of small shrimps

4 stalks of Organic baby chye sim (cut into small pieces )

 Some bean sprouts ( I usually buy 30 cents from market)

 

 

Seasonings:

• 1 tbsp of fish sauce ( I buy the thai brand )
• 1 tbsp of soy sauce
• 1 tsp of dark soy sauce ( depending on how dark you want your Mee tai mak to be)
• Dash of white pepper powder
• Dash of Garlic powder

Garnish:

• Fried Shallots
• Spring onions
• Cut slices of chilli
• Sambal chilli

Methods:

 

1. Heat up the wok/skillet with oil. Break in two eggs and let them cook for about 1 minute before breaking them up lightly with spatula. Push them to side of the wok or skillet, add in garlic and saute until it’s fragrant.
2. Add in the pork and stir fry until they just turn color. Add in the prawns and cook until they turn pink.
3. Add in noodles and seasonings and continue to stir fry for another minute or so
4. Lastly add in the Chye Sim vegetable  and stir fry briefly until they are soft . Then add in the bean sprouts last for a crunchy taste.
5. Serve hot with garnishes.

 

 

Picture of the fish sauce