Kuay Teow Kua Gai Recipe (Roasted Chicken Noodles)
Kuay teow kua gai, a Thai roasted chicken noodles dish made with fresh rice noodles, is a popular street food that’s quick and easy, ready in 20 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 3/4 cup or 7 oz boneless chicken thighs, sliced
- 3/4 cup onion, roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp golden mountain sauce, see notes
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp white pepper
- 1/2 tbsp white sugar
- 2 1/2 cups or 10 oz fresh wide rice noodles, known as sen yai
- 1 large egg
- 2 green onions, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- Heat oil in your wok over medium-high heat. Add the chicken pieces and sear them until they're charred on the outside. Add the garlic and sauté until fragrant.
- Toss in the onion chunks and stir-fry until the onions are soft to your liking and the chicken is cooked.
- Add the stir-fry sauces - golden mountain sauce, black soy sauce, and oyster sauce - with white pepper and white sugar. Thoroughly mix and coat each piece of chicken with sauce.
- Add the fresh wide rice noodles, stir and toss until the noodles are well coated with the sauce and charred on the edges.
- Move everything to one side of your wok, crack the egg in the other half and lightly scramble. Toss with the noodles, making sure everything is well mixed. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Use the nutrition card in this recipe as a guideline.
- Golden mountain sauce - A type of Thai seasoning sauce that adds a more unique depth and just that bit of extra compared to regular soy sauce.
Calories: 345kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 132mg | Sodium: 572mg | Potassium: 246mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 214IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 1mg
