Taiwanese Style Seafood & Noodles Stir-Fry / Squid Chow Mein 台式章魚炒麵


Introducing another delicious but lesser known Taiwanese dish - Taiwanese Style Seafood & Noodles Stir-Fry 台式海鮮炒麵

 

Taiwan is an island in the Pacific Ocean with a strong fishing heritage, so Taiwanese people eat seafood a lot and love it so much. Seafood & noodles stir-fry is a very common and stable dish that you can order at roadside markets or local restaurants, the ingredients usually consist of various types of seafood together such as prawns, squid or octopus, sometimes with pork strips. (海陸炒麵)

 

Since I just bought a pack of squid legs from my local butcher, I decided to replicate this local well-loved Taiwanese cuisine at home. It’s saucy, satisfying to eat, full of umami; the squid legs tasted great with sweet and svoury flavour and I do love it! Just can’t wait to make it again soon.

 

I referred to the recipe from @e.g.kitchen but modified the ingredients a bit. Highly recommend to use ‘You Mian’油麵 (Taiwanese style yellow noodle) for making this dish if possible. Here I chose Japanese yakisoba to substitute Taiwanese You Mian as it has similar looks.

 

INGREDIENTS (Serving 2)

-270g squid legs, add salt to release slime and rinse off with water.

-1/2 carrot, julienned.

-1/2 onion, sliced.

-4 cloves garlic, sliced.

-1 pak choi, sliced.

-2 packs yakisoba.

-50ml rice cooking wine.

-200ml water.

-2 tbsp soy sauce.

-1 tbsp oyster sauce

-1/2 tsp white pepper

-1 tbsp vinegar

 

METHOD⁠⁠

1. Heat oil in a pan over medium heat, add carrots, garlic and onion slices, stir fry until softened and fragrant.

2. Add squid legs and rice cooking wine, cook over high heat until evaporated.

3. Add water, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and white pepper, cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes.

4. Add pak choi and noodles, stir well until softened. (about a further 2-3 minutes)

5. Add vinegar (optional) and remove from the heat, serve on a plate and enjoy!


 


 

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