Yin Yang Noodles

Name: Yin Yang Noodles
Yield: Makes 4 to 6 servings as part of a multi-dish meal
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: 2 cups (471 ml.) Chicken broth or stock (divided use); 2 Tbsp. Cornstarch; ¼ lb. (113 g.) Pork shoulder, butt, leg or loin, bite size slice, about ⅛ inch (0.3 cm.) thick; ¼ cup Vegetable oil (divided use); ¾ lb. (340 g.) Rice noodles, fresh ribbon style, about ½ inch (1.3 cm.) wide (Kway Teow), store-bought or homemade or substitute dried wide rice noodles, cooked; 1 Tbsp. Coarsely Minced garlic; ¼ lb. (113 g.) Small shrimp, peeled and deviened; ¼ tsp. Kosher salt; ¼ lb. (113 g.) Dried rice vermicelli; 1 tsp. Dark soy sauce; ¼ lb. (2 cups/ 457 g.) Choy sum or other Chinese greens, cut into 2-inch (5 cm.) pieces; 1 lg. Egg, lightly beaten; ⅛ tsp. Ground white pepper as needed Pickled green chilies; 1 tsp. Soy sauce

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Preparation info

Makes
4 to 6
servings as part of a multi-dish meal

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Southeast Asian Flavors

By Robert Danhi

Published 2008

About

This pairing of two kinds of noodles, thin rice vermicelli and wide, thick “kway teow” has a symphony of textures and flavors that awaken the palate. It’s the favorite noodle dish of my wife, Esther, who longs for it since she immigrated from Malaysia. Charred resilient fine threads of rice noodle in silken garlic sauce provide a bed for brilliant jade greens and tender prawns.

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Asia
Singapore
Malaysia
Main course
Noodles
Southeast Asia
South East Asia

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