Hokkien Char
Hokkien Char is a stir-fried noodle dish loaded with pork, shrimp, and vegetables in a savory soy-based sauce. This Penang Hokkien Char recipe is quick, homemade, and ready in just 30 minutes!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 oz (60g) pork (cut into slices)
- 6 shrimp (shelled and deveined)
- 4 fish balls (cut into slices)
- 2 oz (60g) choy sum/Chinese mustard green (cut into 2-inch lengths)
- 4 oz (125g) bean sprouts
- 6 oz (175g) yellow noodles (rinsed with cold water, drained)
- 6 oz (175g) vermicelli (soaked in warm water until soft, drained)
- 2 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sweet soy sauce (kecap manis)
- 3/4 cup water
- 3 dashes ground white pepper
- Fried shallot crisps
Instructions
- 1
Heat a wok over high heat and add cooking oil. Once the oil is hot, add the minced garlic and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the pork slices, shrimp, and fish balls, and stir-fry until they are half-cooked. Then, add the choy sum, bean sprouts, noodles, and vermicelli, tossing all the ingredients quickly with a spatula.
- 2
Add the soy sauce, sweet soy sauce (kecap manis), water, and white pepper, and keep stirring until the noodles are cooked through, being careful not to overcook them. Dish out and garnish with fried shallot crisps. Serve immediately with a dollop of sambal belacan.