Wat Tan Hor - Rice Noodles With Egg Gravy
Rice noodles with egg gravy recipe (wat tan hor) is a very easy takeaway dish you can make at home! It is basically pan fried fresh rice noodles, chicken, seafood and Asian greens smothered in rich egg gravy.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 5 shiitake mushrooms, (soaked and thinly sliced)
- 2 chicken thighs, (cut into strips)
- 100 gm fish cake, (thinly sliced (optional, available at Asian groceries))
- 8 raw prawns (shelled and cleaned (optional))
- 200 gm choy sum, (washed and roughly chopped)
- 2 tbsp canola oil or your choice
- 500 gm fresh rice noodles ((Highly recommended available at Asian groceries. Can be substituted for the dried version.) )
- 2 tsp dark soy sauce
- 400 ml low sodium chicken stock, ((we use store bought))
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1.5 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 tbsp sugar
- pepper, (to taste)
- 1 egg, (beaten)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 3 tbsp water
- spring onions / scallions, (roughly chopped )
- 2 tbsp fried onions
- coriander, (roughly chopped (optional))
- chilli sauce / sriracha ((optional))
Instructions
- 1
Boil plenty of boiling water and soak the shiitake mushrooms for 20 minutes.
- 2
Prep all of your ingredients including the cornstarch mixture.
- 3
Place the fresh rice noodles into a large bowl and separate any that are stuck together. Add 2 tsp of dark soy sauce and coat evenly.
- 4
In a medium pot, combine all the gravy ingredients and bring to a gentle boil on medium heat.
- 5
In a wok / fry pan on high, add 2 tbsp of oil and fry the rice noodles for roughly 1 minute. Distribute the noodles into bowls and then clean the wok / fry pan.
- 6
On high heat, let the wok or fry pan come to temperature before adding 1 tbsp of oil and raw chicken. Cook until nearly done.
- 7
Add the garlic, mushrooms and fish cake to the wok /pan. Cook for a few minutes.
- 8
Add the choy sum and toss until wilted. Turn down the heat to low.
- 9
Give the cornstarch mixture a quick stir and then add it to the gravy.
- 10
Take the pot off the heat and then stir in a beaten egg. Keep the gravy moving with a spoon as you pour in the egg.
- 11
Check the seasoning of your gravy and adjust according to your taste.. Then add it to the wok / fry pan and stir through.
- 12
Pour the chicken gravy mix over the noodles and garnish.