Malaysian-style Fried Udon pictures (1 of 5)
Noodles are popular all over Asia, so it’s no surprise that noodle is a staple of many Malaysians. Walk down any streets where there are street vendors or hawkers, you will see that most of the foods sold are noodle dishes. Everyone loves and could always use a noodle dish, regardless of our ethnicity: Chinese, Malays, Indians, or Eurasians. Even the foreign expatriates who live in Malaysia fall in love with local noodles dishes.
One of the differences of noodle dishes in Malaysia is the condiment that comes with the noodles. The noodles can be soupy and comes in a broth or soup, or dry as in stir-fried noodles, or in between, such as char hor fun (fried flat rice noodles in a thick gravy), but the condiment is usually a small saucer of cut fresh chilies or pickled green chilies in soy sauce. The fresh chilies are always red chilies, and sometimes bird’s eye chilies, or a combination of both. This condiment is really very simple, but to us Malaysian, it’s indispensable and what makes our noodle dishes so incendiary delicious—the spicy kick that accompanies every mouthful of the noodles, with an extra dash of very good tasting soy sauce. By the way, Malaysia produces some of the best soy sauce, but that will be another post.
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Anyway, I disgress.
So back to my Malaysian-style fried udon. Udon is Japanese, but the Malaysian-style udon can be found at restaurants in Malaysia. In my recipe, I used fish cakes, which is a popular ingredient in many Malaysian noodle dishes. With some shredded cabbage, shrimp, mushroom, carrot, and the generous use of sweet soy sauce, this humble Malaysian-style fried udon takes me back to Malaysia. And the condiment of cut bird’s eye chilies gave me just the right amount of heat and extra flavors. It was extremely delicious and absolutely satisfactory. I love Japanese-style fried udon, which is cleaner in taste. But give me a choice, I’d always opt for this sinful version.
Udon noodles are widely available in the US and everywhere now. Try my Malaysian-style fried udon recipe and I bet you will instantly fall in love with it.
One of the differences of noodle dishes in Malaysia is the condiment that comes with the noodles. The noodles can be soupy and comes in a broth or soup, or dry as in stir-fried noodles, or in between, such as char hor fun (fried flat rice noodles in a thick gravy), but the condiment is usually a small saucer of cut fresh chilies or pickled green chilies in soy sauce. The fresh chilies are always red chilies, and sometimes bird’s eye chilies, or a combination of both. This condiment is really very simple, but to us Malaysian, it’s indispensable and what makes our noodle dishes so incendiary delicious—the spicy kick that accompanies every mouthful of the noodles, with an extra dash of very good tasting soy sauce. By the way, Malaysia produces some of the best soy sauce, but that will be another post.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Anyway, I disgress.
So back to my Malaysian-style fried udon. Udon is Japanese, but the Malaysian-style udon can be found at restaurants in Malaysia. In my recipe, I used fish cakes, which is a popular ingredient in many Malaysian noodle dishes. With some shredded cabbage, shrimp, mushroom, carrot, and the generous use of sweet soy sauce, this humble Malaysian-style fried udon takes me back to Malaysia. And the condiment of cut bird’s eye chilies gave me just the right amount of heat and extra flavors. It was extremely delicious and absolutely satisfactory. I love Japanese-style fried udon, which is cleaner in taste. But give me a choice, I’d always opt for this sinful version.
Udon noodles are widely available in the US and everywhere now. Try my Malaysian-style fried udon recipe and I bet you will instantly fall in love with it.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Malaysian-style Fried Udon Recipe
Serves 1 | Prep Time: 10 Minutes | Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Ingredients:
1 pack fresh udon (7 oz)
2 garlic, minced
2 tablespoon oil, lard preferred
4-5 fresh shiitake mushrooms, oyster mushrooms or king trumpet mushrooms, sliced into pieces
3-5 shrimp, shelled and deveined
6-8 slices fish cakes
2 mini carrots, peeled and sliced into thin pieces
1/3 cups shredded cabbage or Napa cabbage
A few bird’s eye chilies, cut
Soy Sauce
Sauce:
4 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon oyster sauce
2 teaspoons sweet soy sauce (kecap manis)
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
3 dashes white pepper
Method:
Rinse the udon with cold running water, drained and set aside. Mix all the ingredients in the Sauce in a small bowl, stir to blend well. Set aside.
Prepare the soy sauce and cut chilies condiments in a small saucer. Just add some soy sauce to the cut chilies.
Heat up a wok and add the oil (or lard). When the hot is fully heated, add the garlic and stir fry until aromatic. Add the shrimp and fish cake and stir-fry until the shrimp is half cooked. Add the carrot and napa cabbage and stir for a few times. Add the udon noodles into the wok, follow by the Sauce. Stir continuously to combine all the ingredients in the wok. Let cook for a little bit, stir a few times and make sure the udon noodles are cooked through. Dish out and serve immediately with the cut chilies and soy sauce condiment.
Cook’s Note:
The dish should be a little wet as the sauce should cling to every strand of the udon noodles. It shouldn’t be dried. Add a little water if it’s become dry.
If you can’t find fresh udon, use dried udon. Cook it according to package instructions, about 80% cooked through before stir-frying.
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Malaysian-style Fried Udon Recipe
Serves 1 | Prep Time: 10 Minutes | Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Ingredients:
1 pack fresh udon (7 oz)
2 garlic, minced
2 tablespoon oil, lard preferred
4-5 fresh shiitake mushrooms, oyster mushrooms or king trumpet mushrooms, sliced into pieces
3-5 shrimp, shelled and deveined
6-8 slices fish cakes
2 mini carrots, peeled and sliced into thin pieces
1/3 cups shredded cabbage or Napa cabbage
A few bird’s eye chilies, cut
Soy Sauce
Sauce:
4 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon oyster sauce
2 teaspoons sweet soy sauce (kecap manis)
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
3 dashes white pepper
Method:
Rinse the udon with cold running water, drained and set aside. Mix all the ingredients in the Sauce in a small bowl, stir to blend well. Set aside.
Prepare the soy sauce and cut chilies condiments in a small saucer. Just add some soy sauce to the cut chilies.
Heat up a wok and add the oil (or lard). When the hot is fully heated, add the garlic and stir fry until aromatic. Add the shrimp and fish cake and stir-fry until the shrimp is half cooked. Add the carrot and napa cabbage and stir for a few times. Add the udon noodles into the wok, follow by the Sauce. Stir continuously to combine all the ingredients in the wok. Let cook for a little bit, stir a few times and make sure the udon noodles are cooked through. Dish out and serve immediately with the cut chilies and soy sauce condiment.
Cook’s Note:
The dish should be a little wet as the sauce should cling to every strand of the udon noodles. It shouldn’t be dried. Add a little water if it’s become dry.
If you can’t find fresh udon, use dried udon. Cook it according to package instructions, about 80% cooked through before stir-frying.