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A plate of stir-fried noodles with shrimp, vegetables, and sliced meat, garnished with green herbs, is served on a leaf-lined white plate. The dish is set on a gray countertop with a pair of chopsticks placed beside it.

Char Kway Teow

Char Kway Teow is a street food classic from Southeast Asia, featuring smoky, stir-fried flat rice noodles loaded with shrimp, Chinese sausage, and bean sprouts. The noodles are coated in a sweet, salty, and umami-packed sauce for a dish that’s big on flavor.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine asian, Malaysian, Singaporean, thai
Servings 4 servings
Calories 539 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the noodles

  • 12 ounces rice noodles wide, flat
  • 2 tablespoons oil divided
  • 8 ounces shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 1 link Chinese sausage (lap cheong), thinly sliced
  • 5 pieces fish cakes fried, thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup garlic chives roughly chopped
  • 1 cup bean sprouts
  • 2 pieces eggs large, lightly beaten

For the sauce

  • ¼ cup dark soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons light soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 4 teaspoons kecap manis
  • 1 clove garlic minced

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the noodles: Cook the rice noodles according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
  • Make the sauce: In a bowl, combine the dark soy, light soy, oyster sauce, kecap manis, and minced garlic. Toss the noodles in the sauce until evenly coated.
  • Cook the proteins: Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp, sausage, and fish cakes and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, until beginning to brown, then move the ingredients to one side of the skillet.
  • Add the vegetables: Toss in the garlic chives and bean sprouts to the center of the skillet, then toss everything together and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more. Remove everything from the skillet, transferring it to a bowl.
  • Scramble the eggs: Add the remaining oil to the skillet and pour in the eggs. Let them cook briefly, then scramble them using a wooden spoon.
  • Combine and serve: Raise the heat under the skillet to high and add the noodles, sauce, and protein-vegetable. Cook, tossing everything together, for about 3 minutes, until well-combined, heated through, and just beginning to smoke.

Notes

  1. If you can’t find Chinese sausage, you can substitute with another sweet sausage, though it won’t have the same smoky taste.
  2. If you can find garlic chives, substitute regular chives or green onions.

Nutrition

Calories: 539kcalCarbohydrates: 90gProtein: 21gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.05gCholesterol: 93mgSodium: 2144mgPotassium: 290mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 117IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 2mg
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