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Kwetiau Goreng - Stir Fried Flat Rice Noodles

Master the technique to prepare delicious kwetiau goreng/char kway teow. Add meat to this vegetarian version to create all kinds of char kway teow.

Ingredients

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2 tablespoon oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
25 gram yu choy sum (or other Chinese greens such as bok choy or gai lan), chopped into bite-size pieces
1 teaspoon salt
100 gram bean sprout (Indonesian: taoge)
250 gram fresh flat rice noodles, or 150 gram dried flat rice noodles (*)
2 chives, cut into 1-inch sections
1 scallion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon soy sauce
½ teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon ground white pepper

1
Heat wok until hot and smoking on high heat. (Or medium-high if the smoke might trigger your fire alarm!)
2
Reduce heat to medium-high, then add oil, swirl around to coat the wok.
3
Add garlic, stir 30 seconds until garlic is golden brown.
4
Add yu choy sum and salt, stir 15 seconds to lightly wilt the greens.
5
Add flat rice noodles, mung bean sprouts, and chives, stir 1 minute.
6
Add scallions, soy sauce, sugar, and ground white pepper. Stir only to mix.
7
Remove from heat and immediately transfer to plates and serve.