Fried Mee Tai Mak

Name: Fried Mee Tai Mak
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500 g Mee Tai Mak; 250 g Lean Minced Pork; 7 Prawns; 4 Shiitake Mushrooms; 4 Shallots; 20 g Dried Shrimp; 1 Red Chilli; 1 stalk Spring Onion; 1 1/2 Tbsp Dark Soy Sauce; 1 Tbsp Light Soy Sauce; Sesame Oil; 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil; 1 tsp White Pepper; 1/2 tsp White Sugar; 1/2 tsp Salt

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Level

easy

Cooking

30 min

Preparation

20 min

Ingredients

Servings

Mee Tai Mak	500 g
Lean Minced Pork	250 g
Prawns deveined and butterflied	7
Shiitake Mushrooms rehydrated with the stalks removed and thinly sliced	4
Shallots	4
Dried Shrimp minced	20 g
Red Chilli thinly sliced to garnish, optional	1
Spring Onion thinly sliced to garnish, optional	1 stalk
Dark Soy Sauce	1 ¹⁄₂ tbsp
Light Soy Sauce	1 tbsp
Sesame Oil
Vegetable Oil	¹⁄₄ cup
White Pepper	1 tsp
White Sugar	¹⁄₂ tsp
Salt	¹⁄₂ tsp

How to cook

Prepare the prawns

In a wok, lightly fry the prawns with oil.
Once cooked, remove the prawns from the pan and set aside.

Prepare the mee tai mak.

In a pot of boiling water, blanch the mee tai mak before draining it.
Set the mee tai mak aside to cool down in a bowl of iced water.

Start cooking

In the same wok, add in the thinly sliced shallots and fry until the shallots are crispy and infused with the oil.
Remove the shallots and set them aside, reserving 1 tablespoon of shallot oil for later.
Add in the minced dried shrimp and sliced shiitake mushrooms to fry in the remaining shallot oil.
Add in the minced pork then fry until there is no residual liquid in the wok
Once done, remove everything from the wok and set aside.
In the same wok, add in the reserved shallot oil.
Cook the drained mee tai mak and add in the stir-fried meat, mushrooms and dried shrimp back into the wok.
Stir in the light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, salt, white pepper, and sesame oil.
Add the cooked prawns and mix thoroughly.
Top with the fried shallots, spring onions and red chilli (optional), then serve warm.