Kid Friendly Fried Mee Hoon

Darren's favourite Fried Mee Hoon

This is a simple and appetizing noodle recipe for children (or a big Kid like myself!). It's savoury, sweet & tangy at the same time. Because Fried Mee Hoon is so easy to prepare, it's always served at birthday parties in Malaysia and this version I assure you will earn you star points with the kids :)

Kid Friendly Fried Mee Hoon Recipe

Ingredients:
1 packet of Mee Hoon (about 400g)
200 gm pork or chicken meat, thinly sliced
3 tbsp minced garlic
2 tbsp of minced salted bean paste (tau cheong)
4 tbsp of tomato ketchup (non-spicy version) / 2 tbsp of tomato ketchup + 2 tbsp of Maggi Chilli Sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp pepper
3 medium eggs, beaten
Beansprout (optional)
Chives (optional)
Water

Method:

1. Soak meehoon in water until soft. Some take longer than others.
2. While waiting, marinade pork with cornflour, soy sauce and pepper.
3. You could also make the omelettes first. Seasoning the beaten eggs with salt & pepper. Then fry thin omelettes which you can cut into strips. Leave aside for garnishing.
4. Heat up 2 tbsp of oil in wok. (Sounds oily but once you put the noodle in you'd understand why)
5. Saute minced garlic until fragrant. Add marinaded pork. Stirfry for 1 minute. Add the salted bean paste first. Mix well with pork.
6. Add meehoon, tomato sauce and soy sauce. Now it's time to use both hands to fry the noodle as you do not want it to stick to the wok. You could use two spatulas or a spatula with chopsticks as I had.
7. For the next 5 minutes, you should be tossing and stirring your noodle with both hands to coat and cook the noodle. Add sprinkles of water every now and again. Sprinkle the pepper as well.
8. As long as your meehoon has softened and is well coated, it is ready to be served!
9. Garnish with the omelette strips.