廣府炒鴛鴦 (pronounced kwong fu chao yuen yong in Cantonese) literally means Cantonese fried mandarin ducks but don't be alarmed as no mandarin ducks are sacrificed for the dish. The yuen yong (mandarin ducks) is referring to the two different types of rice noodles used here and if you can't decide on hor fun or rice vermicelli then this is the perfect dish for you to order. In Hong Kong you are likely to get a plate of rice with two different type of sauces when you order yuen yong chao but in Malaysia this fantastic noodle dish is what you will be getting. Again if you have tried making wat dan hor and fried rice vermicelli (wet version), making this is going to be a breeze. This is a very simple dish but also a very well thought after one; the contrast of texture and the playfulness of the name of the dish is enough to make one crave for this time and time again.
P.S 鴛鴦 (pronounced yuan yang in Mandarin) consists of the two Chinese characters 鴛 (male bird) and 鴦 (female bird).
you'll need;
a handful of rice vermicelli, soaked in warm water for 5 minutes and drained
a handful of fresh wide rice noodles (hor fun), loosen
2 stalks of choysum or bokchoy
a handful of sliced fish cakes
few prawns
50 g of marinated meat of your choice
2 garlic cloves, chopped
3/4 cup of chicken stock
dash of soy
dash of oyster sauce
dash of white pepper
dash of Chinese cooking wine
corn flour solution
1 egg beaten (optional)
Marinate meat of your choice with a little soy, sesame oil, Chinese cooking wine, white pepper and corn flour.
Mix 1/2 tbs of dark soy to the fresh rice noodles and 1/2 tbs of light soy to the rice vermicelli.
Char noodles in a smoking hot wok for a few minutes, do not attempt to move the noodles too much. Set aside and keep warm.
Slowly pan fry the rice vermicelli til crispy and golden. Some restaurants deep fry the vermicelli in order to save time, you will find slowly frying the rice vermicelli rather than deep frying will yield a much more satisfying result. Set aside and keep warm.
Saute chopped garlic for a few seconds then add in the prawns follow by the marinated meat, fish cakes and choysum. Fry for a minute or two and add in the seasonings.
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ReplyDeleteYou must be such an expert at cantonese style fried noodles. This looks like a restaurant dish!
ReplyDeleteAiyo! Can I say I love this??? Love, love, love!! When I was back in KL last year ... every other night ... Yin Yang Chow & Hokkien Mee ... Haaaa... how I miss it!
ReplyDeleteNow, I can make it ... Thanks Tummy!
The noodles look fantastic!! Hope your week is going well!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the introduction as I have never seen this dish before. Love the name and I can imagine it tastes as good as it looks!
ReplyDeleteNice sauce! Please invite for dinner?
ReplyDeleteGreat looking dish with an interesting name. I should be eating this rather than my ham sandwich :(
ReplyDeleteAnother yummy noodle dish from you! I like it!
ReplyDeleteOh I love this already! Very interesting to have 2 different noodles in one dish.
ReplyDeleteMmmm...this is one of my favorite noodles dishes...looks so good!
ReplyDelete好一道美味炒鴛鴦。 你們馬來西亞的麵食比我們台灣的有趣多了。
ReplyDeleteThis is great for indecisive people like me. Love the name of the dish!
ReplyDeleteYou won't believe this, I only got to know what 炒鸳鸯 is 2 days ago and here you are posting this dish! Definitely going to try this. Look for my post... when I get home :D!
ReplyDeleteOh, I also forgot to mention... a Malaysian friend had told me that this is not available in Singapore but that is not true. I always order this as Bee Hoon Hor Fan... but I have to admit Chao Yunyong sounds much nicer :)
ReplyDeleteI made the beef noodles for lunch today and it was a success :) Now you have another delicious dish for me to try.
ReplyDeleteI am loving this beautiful dish and I am glad no mandarin ducks were killed for this post lol
ReplyDeleteExquisito!
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My kind of noodle dish again. I am quite comfortable cooking wat dan hor now, just need a little more practice with the vermicelli and I will be frying mandarin ducks lol
ReplyDeleteI like to order this noodle in restaurant, yummy!
ReplyDeleteCan I have some for my dinner? Where to place order?
ReplyDeletealways love it when there are 2 mixed noodles. and the gravy looks really nice :)
ReplyDeleteMmmm....delicious mixed noodles. I sure need one now :D
ReplyDeleteThis looks really good and with the 2 types of noodles it is just awesome! Lots of good flavor going on there!
ReplyDeletewow!! awesome..looks so delicious
ReplyDeleteIt is late but I would love some right now!
ReplyDeleteSo glad that i've found your blog!
ReplyDeleteI really love Malaysia's Kwong Fu Chow and what more, yuen-yong in your case!
Gonna participate in your Muhibbah Malaysia Monday tomorrow. Sounds like fun plus, i just cooked sambal petai with fried ikan bilis today ;)
This is such a fresh and lovely looking meal. I love the dual noodles. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteI miss eating this very much!
ReplyDeleteHi my dear Tummy...menu yang ringkas dan sedap...hai tak cukup masa rasanya untuk selongkar dapur Tummy ni...nak cari resepi:)
ReplyDeleteHey buddy I love how there is always meaning behind a dish, a very delicious one too!
ReplyDeleteI like this...Hor Fun! :)
ReplyDeleteYor blog is great.
ReplyDeletei follow your blog :)
saludos desde España (cheers from Spain :)
I have never eaten this dish, but it looks super good...!!
ReplyDeleteArgh! You're making me crave noodles at this tiem of night. This looks so yummy. Can you make "yee min" (sorry don't know if that's the right name)? It's one of my favourites- for friend can one?? ;P
ReplyDeleteSplendid...what a meal !
ReplyDeleteI am amazed at how easy this is to make for such a picture perfect dish. The combination of noodles must really create a unique textural difference. It makes me hungry just thinking about it.
ReplyDeletenow that looks like one delicious meal....I do love shrimp and you certainly have created a masterpiece with all those wonderful ingredients!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like an excellent preparation of noodles I must try soon!
ReplyDeleteLooks so good. Neice step by step presentation.
ReplyDeleteThis noodle looks as good as the stall behind my house. I love this dish with beehoon and the kway teow ... look like yours has enough "wok hei" as well.
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