Mee Goreng

How does that look for a home-made Mee Goreng? It still doesn't taste as authentic as the Indian-style Mee Goreng as you get from the hawker centres in Singapore, unfortunately. But when the craving gets in the way, I do what I can. It was finished in just 2 days, so I guess it is palatable.

The recipe was taken off the Internet with some improvisation on my part.
Ingredients:

• 1 lb yellow egg or chow mein noodles
• lb boneless mutton [I had used beef)
• 1 tspn light soy sauce
• 1 tspn dark soy sauce
• black pepper
• a pinch of sugar
• 4 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 3 green chillies, sliced
• bean sprouts
• sliced cabbages
• 2 potatoes, peeled, boiled [al dente], halved, cut into small thick slices and tossed in 1 tsp chili powder & 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 fried bean curd cake, sliced
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 10 shallots, thinly sliced, fried golden brown for garnish
• 3-4 limau kasturi [kalamansi lime], cut into into wedges
• Seasoning Sauce Ingredients (mix them together and blend) :
  - 5 fresh red chillies
  - 1 tsp turmeric powder
  - 1 tbsp soy sauce
  - 4 to 5 tbsp tomato puree

Method:

1. Slice mutton and marinate [20 mins] with 1 tsp light soy sauce, 1 tsp dark soy sauce, a pinch of sugar and black pepper
2. Heat wok to smoking hot, add 4 tbsp veg oil, add onions, stir-fry for a few seconds
3. Add marinated mutton and stir-fry briefly [medium-rare or medium], remove mutton, set aside
4. Combine seasoning sauce with 1-2 tbsp water
5. Add sauce to wok, bring to a rapid boil, allow to thicken slightly
6. Add noodles, stir-fry to thoroughly coat noodles with sauce
7. Add bean sprouts, salt to taste, stir-fry
8. Add potatoes, fried bead curd, cabbages and the set aside meat together, stir-fry
9. Push mee to sides of wok, add a little oil, pour in beaten egg, cover with mee and leave to set for about 1 min
10. Add lime juice and stir-fry noodles well until 'dry' and slightly charred

Serve in a plate. Garnish with fried shallots, limau kasturi [Note: the squeeze of lime is what brings the flavors together] - and serve.