Recipe for Penang food?

Question

Hi i would love to cook my fiance some authentic Ms'ia dish - anyone out there with recipe for kari mee and the famous penang char koay teow?

Answer 1

Ingredients
600g kway teow
Chopped garlic
Cooking oil
300g prawns, shelled but leave the tails intact
1 Chinese sausage (optional), sliced thinly
150g cockles, scalded and shelled
150g beansprouts
100g chives, cut into 3cm lengths
Chilli paste
eggs

Seasoning:
1 tbsp light soya sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp chilli paste
A little dark soya sauce for colour
A little water

Method
Heat wok with 3 tbsp oil until hot and fry l tsp chopped garlic until light brown. Add about three to four prawns, some beansprouts and Chinese sausages (optional).

Push all the fried ingredients to one side and add in a plate of kway teow. Stir-fry the kway teow quickly. Add seasoning and sprinkle with a little water and mix in all the fried ingredients together.

Spread all the ingredients around the kuali and create an empty space in the centre, then crack an egg into it and add a little more oil. Cover the egg with all the ingredients and stir-fry evenly. Add cockles if desired and mix in a handful of chives. Do not overcook.

Remove the dish to a plate and serve hot.

Answer 2

Penang Chicken Curry (Penang Gai):

35 min 15 min prep
2 servings

1 cup chickens, cut into bite sized pieces
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
2-3 tablespoons panang curry paste
2 tablespoons fish sauce
sugar
3 kaffir lime leaf, shredded
10-15 basil leaves, finely shredded

1. Place a wok over medium high heat, and warm the coconut milk, but don't let it boil.
2. Add the curry paste, and stir it until the oil begins to separate out and form a thin film, to bring out the maximum flavor.
3. Add the remaining ingredients except the lime leaves and basil leaves, and simmer until the sauce is absorbed and thickened.
4. Add the lime leaves and basil leaves and stir fry briefly before serving.