Stir-Fried Rice Noodles with Shrimp and Chinese Sausage

Char Kway Teow

banner
Preparation info
  • Makes

    4 to 6

    servings as part of a multi-dish meal
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Southeast Asian Flavors: Adventures in Cooking the Foods of Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia & Singapore

By Robert Danhi

Published 2008

  • About

Clouds of smoke from the sizzling wok announce this classic Malaysian street food. “Wok Hay” or “Breath of the Wok” is the searing effect of a seasoned cooking pot that gives this dish its characteristic smoky flavor—make sure to preheat your pan to get it very hot. Regular (often referred to as light) soy sauce adds much of the saltiness, while thick soy sauce lends the complex, molasses-like flavor. Do not double this recipe. Instead, make two batches. An overloaded wok won’t create the r