Malaysian-style Fried Udon
Fried udon recipe, Malaysian style. Cabbage, shrimp, fish cake in a dark brown sauce. Serve with cut chilies and soy sauce. Easy fried udon recipe.
Servings: 1 people
Calories: 386kcal
Ingredients
- 7 oz (200g) fresh udon
- 2 garlic minced
- 2 tablespoon oil lard preferred
- 3-5 shrimp shelled and deveined
- 6-8 slices fish cakes
- 4-5 fresh shiitake mushrooms oyster mushrooms or king trumpet mushrooms, sliced into pieces
- 2 mini carrots peeled and sliced into thin pieces
- 1/3 cups shredded cabbage or napa cabbage
- 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
Instructions
- 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 mushroom, 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.
Notes
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.
Nutrition
Serving: 1people | Calories: 386kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 875mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 14g