Mine Frite (Fried Noodles)
The “Mine Frire”- Fried noodles - is a rather easy recipe and above all can vary with different meats and ingredients, depending on your taste and wants. The dish is basically stir fry noodles topped with ingredients which are all well-seasoned with Chinese dark and fish sauce. It is a re-invented Chinese dish that can be made within minutes. Fried noodles remains one of the favourite foods in Mauritius and you will find it in almost all restaurants, hotels or villas. It is also a very common street food.
Recipe Ingredients
- 2 Fillets Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast, cut into cubes
- Oil for cooking
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- 2 Tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
- 2 Tbsp Oyster Sauce
- 2 Tsp Sesame Oil
- 2 Tsp Fish Sauce
- 2 Tsp Rice Wine Vinegar
- 1 Handful Carrot, cut into matchsticks
- 1 Handful Shredded Cabbage
- Some Garlic Chives
- 150g Noodles (1 portion)
- 1 Handful Bok Choy / Pak Choi
- Spring onion, chopped
- Garlic sauce, to taste
- 2 Eggs (optional), for garnish
- Bean sprouts (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil in a wok.
- 2
Add cubed chicken breast, season with salt and black pepper, and cook for a few minutes on medium-high heat.
- 3
Add dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, fish sauce, and rice wine vinegar, then stir fry the chicken until cooked.
- 4
Remove the chicken and set aside.
- 5
Heat oil in the same wok.
- 6
Add carrot matchsticks, shredded cabbage, and garlic chives, and stir fry for 1 minute.
- 7
Add the noodles and stir fry with the vegetables.
- 8
Add dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, and black pepper, and stir fry for a few minutes.
- 9
Add the bok choy.
- 10
Return the cooked chicken to the wok and mix together.
- 11
Add the spring onion.
- 12
Add garlic sauce to taste.
- 13
Turn off the heat and serve, garnishing with egg strips if desired.
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Credits: Source: Cuisine Mauritian