Mee Goreng aka Fried noodles indian style

Mee Goreng AKA Friend noodles indian style

Source - Leong Yee Soo - The best of Singapore Cooking

Ingredients
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2-3 table spoons tomato sauce
1-2 tablespoons light soya sauce
4 green chilies sliced 4 red chillies sliced
4 small potatoes, boiled skinned and cut into wedges
Items above are all under the category A


Oil for frying
1 onion, sliced finely
2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
225g (8oz) chinese cabbage cut into 5 cm lengths
455g (16 oz) bean sprouts
340g (12 oz) fresh yellow noodles
4 eggs
light soy sauce
2 tablespoons crispy shallots
6 small local limes, halved


Method
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1. heat iron wok till smoky. Put in 2 tablespoons oil, and fry onion slices till soft and transparent.
2. Lightly toss in tomatoes and chinese cabbage
3. Add bean sprouts and noodles and stir for 1 minute
4. Toss in A and mix well
5. Push noodles to one side of wok. Add 2 tablespoons oil and scramble eggs (2 at a time) with a sprinkling of light soy sauce. Mix eggs and noodles thoroughly.
6. Add paste (see below) for noodles according to taste. Stir mixture over very high heat for 1 minute. Remove to serving plate.
7. Garnish with crispy shallots, and local limes.


PASTE FOR NOODLES
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225g (8oz) onions
55g (2oz) dried chilies
4 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon shrimp paste

4 Items on top labelled A

1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon msg

3 Items on top labelled B

340ml (12 fl oz) oil
55mg (2 oz) dried anchovies ---------> ikan bilis

METHOD
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1. Grind A till fine
2. Heat 115g (4 fl oz) oil in pan. Fly anchovies over moderate heat till crispy. Drain and pound coarsely.
3. In a clean pan, heat remaining oil. Stir in A (Method 1) and fry till fragrant and oil comes through. Add B. Lower heat, add pounded anchovies. Cook for 2-3 minutes, remove to bowl. Use as required. Store remainder in a freezer.