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 Perfect Match Hungerford Hill Fish Cage Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 $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 Exclusive Bremerton Willson Family Shiraz 2023 $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 Stonehaven Stepping Stone Cabernet Sauvignon 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 $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 Lange Estate TSR Shiraz 2022 $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 Mitolo Jester Malbec 2022 $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 Pioneer Road Malbec 2022 $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 Castelli Estate Regional Series Syrah 2020 $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 Dead Letter Office Shiraz 2022 $22.10 in any 12 $23.40 in any 6 $26.00 each Price | options $22.10 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Vinea Marson JOZZA Shiraz 2018 $22.10 in any 12 $23.40 in any 6 $26.00 each Price | options $22.10 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Hollick Stock Route Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 $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 Farmer's Leap Shiraz 2019 $23.80 in any 12 $25.20 in any 6 $28.00 each Price | options $23.80 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Pig in the House Organic Cabernet Sauvignon 2024 $23.80 in any 12 $25.20 in any 6 $28.00 each Price | options $23.80 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Byron & Harold Rose & Thorns Shiraz 2021 $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 Exclusive Tamburlaine Point 65 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 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 Robert Stein Shiraz 2023 $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 Heirloom Vineyards McLaren Vale Shiraz 2022 $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 2023 $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 Andrew Thomas Kiss Shiraz 2022 $76.50 in any 12 $81.00 in any 6 $90.00 each Price | options $76.50 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 Grilled whole squid on stir fried glutinous rice Words by Philip Chun on 4 Sep 2018 Food Pork, prawn and cabbage rolls with crab roe sauce Words by Philip Chun on 4 Sep 2018 Food Luke Nguyen’s char-grilled salmon salad Words by Luke Nguyen on 8 Jul 2016