Prawn Hokkien Noodles
Servings: 4
Calories: 364kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp grapeseed oil (or any neutral oil)
- 250 g (0.55 lb) raw prawns heads trimmed and peeled
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 bunch gai lan (Chinese broccoli)
- 1 cup shredded cabbage
- 500 g (1.1 lb) hokkien noodles cooked
- 1 tbsp kecap manis
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp sambal olek (see notes for substitutions)
Instructions
- Heat oil in a wok on high. Add the prawns. Stir-fry for 1-2 minutes, tossing constantly until prawns start turning opaque.
- Add garlic. Toss and cook for 30 seconds until garlic is fragrant and starting to turn golden.
- Add gai lan and cabbage. Stir-fry for a minute until veggies start wilting.
- Add cooked noodles, kecap manis, soy sauce, oyster sauce and sambal olek. Toss and mix well. Cook for 1-2 minutes until everything is evenly coated and heated through.
- Remove from heat. Serve hot.
Notes
A note on seasoning - There is enough salt in this recipe from the various sauces and the cooked noodles. But it is always good to taste the dish and adjust the seasoning. Very often, I find that a little pinch of salt at the end is needed to elevate the taste of the Hokkien noodles.
Hokkien noodles - These are thick, chewy, wheat noodles. They are found cooked and packaged in cold/fridge section of Asian supermarkets. You can substitute with lo-mein/chow-mein/egg noodles or udon noodles. Udon noodles are the best substitute.
Gai lan - This is a dark green, leafy Asian vegetable. You can substitute with choy sum, bok choy or broccoli rabe.
Sambal Oelek - This is an Indonesian chilli paste. It is very spicy and made of red chilli peppers. You can substitute with Sriracha or Chinese chilli oil.
Oyster sauce - This can be substituted with vegetarian oyster sauce or hoisin sauce.
Kecap manis - This is an Indonesian dark soy sauce. It is thick, sweet and salty. Closest substitute would be light soy sauce and honey or maple syrup.
Prawns - Use raw prawn meat for this recipe. If using cooked prawns, add them at the very end to avoid them becoming chewy and overcooked.
Storage - Cooked noodles keep well in the fridge in an air-tight container for up to 3 days. Freezing is not recommended.
Nutrition
Calories: 364kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 1376mg | Potassium: 177mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1553IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 3mg