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 Pfeiffer Carlyle Durif 2022 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart 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 Hungerford Hill Fish Cage Shiraz 2022 $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 Zema Estate The Painter Shiraz 2022 $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 Pig in the House Organic Cabernet Sauvignon 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 Calabria Three Bridges Durif 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 Syrah 2021 $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 Toolleen Ridge Shiraz 2022 $0.00 in any 12 $0.00 in any 6 $28.00 each Price $28.00 Per bottle Qty Add to cart Jackson's Hill Panoramic Shiraz Mourvèdre 2021 $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 Exclusive Trimboli Generations Shiraz 2021 $27.20 in any 12 $28.80 in any 6 $32.00 each Price | options $27.20 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Box Grove Vineyard Shiraz Roussanne 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 Humble Bone Touriga Nacional 2024 $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 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 Whistler Estate Shiraz 2021 $51.00 in any 12 $54.00 in any 6 $60.00 each Price | options $51.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Arila Gardens Old Vine Shiraz Grenache 2022 $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 Metala Semper Fidelis Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 $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 Grilled whole squid on stir fried glutinous rice Words by Philip Chun on 4 Sep 2018 Food Lyndey Milan's chicken larb with rice noodles Words by Lyndey Milan on 12 Feb 2017