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radio-charlie · 2 years

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Didnt make the gulai pisang (how on earth to translate gulai. dish with gravy feels so awkward, stew isn't it. curry isn't either) ikan masin today. after lunch was too lazy to go get the ingredients and also felt bad abt spending more. warnings about very lean times are all around and i was stupid with my wallet yday. so i made some fried noodles from the stuff in my fridge, it was alright. heres what it was:

5 cloves garlic, minced 1 small red onion, minced the sambal i made that day from roasted birds eye chilies, cherry tomatoes and garlic fish sauce kicap manis petai padi (rice-paddy stinkbeans, sounds terrible but they are very nice) two 'cakes' of beehoon, aka rice vermicelli

Heat peanut oil in wok to medium-low

Put vermicelli cakes in bowl of room temperature or cool water to soak so they soften

Sauté garlic and red onion until aromatic

Add sambal, stirfry on medium heat until aromas have blended together

Add kicap manis and fish sauce, stirfry until aromas have blended together and everything is caramelising a bit, then turn heat back to medium-low

Quickly drain the water from the vermicelli bowl, squeeze out moisture, add vermicelli to wok, stirfry on high heat. If some of it chars, its alright. as long as all ur noodles and aromatics are not burnt, the char adds nice flavor and texture (the noodles crisp up there)

Add the stinkbeans, lower ur heat to medium, keep stirring to make sure the beans are cooked nicely (won't take long as they're tiny) and the noodles are evenly coated with sauce

Serve with some washed raw veg on the side. this time mine were: cilantro, garlic cloves, birds eye chillies. raw sprouts and cucumber would be nice with this too

#i wouldn't call it the most amazing noodles i've made. but tasted ok and was healthy and filling

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