MEE GORENG

FRIED NOODLES OR MEE GORENG

Ingredients:
400 grms fresh yellow noddles
1 cake firm tofu, cubed and fried
2 tbs chillie paste ( or more if you like)
1 big onion sliced
1 tomato diced
2 tsp garlic minced
150 grms mustard greens or cabbage sliced
100 grms bean sprouts
2 green chillie sliced
2 tbs light soy sauce
1 tsp thick soy sauce
2 tbs tomato sauce
¼ tsp ground white pepper
Oil
Salt to taste

For garnishing:
2 fresh red chillies sliced
2 tbs fried shallots
Little spring onions chopped
2 small wedges of lime

Method:
Heat 2 tbs of oil in a wok, add in the minced garlic and fry till it gives out a good aroma. Now add in the onions and sauté well.
When the onions turn a bit limp, add in the chillie paste and cook till oil rises .
Now slow the fire and add in the tomato,sliced green chillie, tomato sauce,thick soy sauce, light soy sauce and the mustard greens.
See that the greens are not over cooked.
Now add in the fresh noodles, sprinkle little water and cook on high heat, stirring often and see that the noodles are not burnt.
Lastly add in the white pepper, fried tofu and the bean sprouts.
Give another good stir, taste for salt and remove.
The bean sprouts should be still crunchy.
Serve hot with garnished red chillie slices, fried shallots, spring onions and a dash of lime juice.
This is a basic vegetarian fried mee which we cook in our house.
Non-vegetarians can add in prawns,chicken,and eggs.