Char Kway Teow

Ingredients

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• 500 g flat rice noodles
• 2 tbsp oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 100 g egg noodles or vermicelli optional
• 200 g shrimp, peeled
• 1 cup Chinese chives or regular chives, cut 5 cm
• 2 cups bean sprouts
• 2 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 eggs

Let’s make it

1. Mix soy sauces, oyster sauce, sugar, and 2 tbsp water in a bowl.
2. Heat oil in a very hot wok or large pan. Stir-fry garlic and shrimp 1–2 minutes until the shrimp turn pink and reach 63 C/145 F.
3. Add noodles and sauce mixture; toss quickly over high heat.
4. Push noodles aside, add eggs, and scramble until fully cooked. Mix through with chives and bean sprouts for 1 minute.
5. Serve hot immediately.