Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Pairing Food News Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Wineries Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Alvin Quah’s Malaysian hawker-style hokkien noodles Food Alvin Quah’s Malaysian hawker-style hokkien noodles Preparation time 20 mins + 10 mins soaking Cooking time 20 minutes Serves 4–6 as part of a banquet INGREDIENTS 500g Hokkien noodles 500g beef eye fillet, thinly sliced 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tbsp minced garlic 10 fish balls, cut in half 1 tbsp cornflour ½ cup chicken stock 5 tbsp Asian cooking caramel 2 tbsp thick soy 2 tbsp fish sauce 1 handful of English spinach METHOD Soak noodles in a heatproof bowl, cover with boiling water, let stand for 10 minutes, drain. Heat oil in a wok over high heat. Fry beef in batches, remove from wok, add garlic and cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add the fish balls. Stir fry for 2 minutes. Meanwhile, add cornflour to 2 tbsp of stock to make a paste. Add noodles, sauces and remaining stock to wok. Cook for 3 minutes. Add spinach and cornflour paste to wok and cook for another 2 minutes or until sauce thickens. Serve immediately with some sliced chillies in soy sauce or sambal belachan. Food Preparation time 20 mins + 10 mins soaking Cooking time 20 minutes Serves 4–6 as part of a banquet SHARE Perfect Match Full Moon Shiraz Grenache 2021 $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Plums and Roses 5 Piece Carignan Blend 2020 $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Tamburlaine Grass Roots Organic Barrique Blend 2021 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Tamburlaine Wine Lovers Full House Cabernet Blend 2021 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Tscharke Shiraz Shiraz Shiraz 2021 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Snake & Herring Redemption Shiraz 2020 $22.95 in any 12 $24.30 in any 6 $27.00 each Price | options $22.95 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Elbourne Black Pegasus Sparkling Shiraz 2022 $25.50 in any 12 $27.00 in any 6 $30.00 each Price | options $25.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Mount Pleasant Philip Shiraz 2018 $25.50 in any 12 $27.00 in any 6 $30.00 each Price | options $25.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Three Elms Timbertops Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 $29.75 in any 12 $31.50 in any 6 $35.00 each Price | options $29.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart David Hook Sagrantino 2021 $29.75 in any 12 $31.50 in any 6 $35.00 each Price | options $29.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Elysian Springs Spring Lamb Syrah 2019 $29.75 in any 12 $31.50 in any 6 $35.00 each Price | options $29.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Nannup Estate Rolling Hills Malbec 2019 $32.30 in any 12 $34.20 in any 6 $38.00 each Price | options $32.30 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Schild Estate Ben Schild Angus Brae Vineyard Shiraz 2020 $34.00 in any 12 $36.00 in any 6 $40.00 each Price | options $34.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Arila Gardens Gardens of Moppa Shiraz 2021 $38.25 in any 12 $40.50 in any 6 $45.00 each Price | options $38.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Keith Tulloch Vanguard Shiraz 2022 $40.80 in any 12 $43.20 in any 6 $48.00 each Price | options $40.80 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Woodstock The Stocks Shiraz 2017 $80.75 in any 12 $85.50 in any 6 $95.00 each Price | options $80.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Ralph Fowler Heritage Shiraz 2015 $85.00 in any 12 $90.00 in any 6 $100.00 each Price | options $85.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Haselgrove The Cruth Shiraz 2020 $127.50 in any 12 $135.00 in any 6 $150.00 each Price | options $127.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Hardys Eileen Hardy Shiraz 2016 $130.90 in any 12 $138.60 in any 6 $154.00 each Price | options $130.90 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Pertaringa Yeoman Shiraz 2018 $212.50 in any 12 $225.00 in any 6 $250.00 each Price | options $212.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Two Blues Sauvignon Blanc 2014 1 case has been added to your cart. Cart total: xxx 1 case, 12 bottles, 3 accessories Checkout Continue Shopping You might also like Food Heather Jeong’s Hotteok (pan-fried cinnamon and sugar filled rice cake) recipe Food Luke Nguyen's Chilli-salted squid Food Heather Jeong’s BBQ Galbi (Korean BBQ beef short ribs) Recipe