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Homestyle Mai Fun
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
8 mins
Total Time
28 mins
 
A homestyle chow mai fun
Course: staple
Cuisine: Cantonese
Keyword: Mei Fun
Servings: 2
Calories: 494 kcal
Author: Elaine
Ingredients
  • 100 g thin rice noodles
  • 10 whole shrimp , peeled and deveined
  • 2 tbsp. cooking oil
  • 2 eggs , beaten
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrot
  • 1/2 cup shredded red onion
  • 1 small bunch of bean sprouts
  • 1 small bunch of Chinese chive
  • 1 tsp. Chinese five spice powder
  • pinch of salt
Stir-fry sauce
Instructions
  1. Pre-soak the rice noodles for around 20 to 30 minutes until soft and then drain. Slice other ingredients and mix the stir fry sauce in a small bowl.
  2. Heat up around 1 tablespoon oil in pan and make a thin omelet. Then shred the egg omelet on your cutting board after cooling down.
  3. Heat up around 1 tablespoon oil in wok over medium fire. Add shrimp to fry for around 10 to 20 seconds until aromatic. Transfer shrimp out. Then place side ingredients including carrot and red onion shreds to fry for another 30 seconds or until they are slightly softened.
  4. Slow down your heat and add Mai Fun in. Add shredded egg omelet, shrimp, bean sprouts and chive sections. Spread salt and Chinese five spice powder and stir in the sauce. Make quick movements to coat all the contents with stir fry sauce evenly. Transfer out and serve hot.
Recipe Notes

To avoid the noodles from sticky, you need to keep medium to slow fire after adding the noodles.

Nutrition Facts
Homestyle Mai Fun
Amount Per Serving
Calories 494 Calories from Fat 207
% Daily Value*
Fat 23g35%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 286mg95%
Sodium 909mg40%
Potassium 297mg8%
Carbohydrates 52g17%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 18g36%
Vitamin A 5835IU117%
Vitamin C 9.9mg12%
Calcium 131mg13%
Iron 3.3mg18%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.