Stir-Fried Longevity Noodles 炒寿面

Longevity noodles is made of salted dough which is in long and continuous form. That's the reason it symbolizes long life in Chinese culture. Chinese consider it as an auspicious food to serve in one's birthday and during the Chinese New Year.

Now a days, the domestic helper at in law's house can fry quite tasty longevity noodles. The "Kiasu" in me  tells myself to try cook it at home. Now, I'm proud to to say that I do better than her, even on the first trial. :P
See, how Kiasu I am.

It's not difficult to prepare a home cooked longevity noodles. You can adapt it the way you fancy. For me, I prefer to fry the noodles rather than cook it in soup. Also, I think without chives the stir-fried longevity is not complete, so a handful of chives is added as the last cooking step.

Complementing the longevity noodles are roasted pork, scrambled egg, prawns, dried mushroom, and chives. The noodles is in perfect level of springiness. Here, I present to you my Stir-Fried Longevity Noodles. I'm sharing my oriental longevity noodles with Presto Pasta Night #147 founded by Ruth and hosted by Sara. Enjoy!

Stir-Fried Longevity Noodles 炒寿面
Serves 2

Ingredients:

Longevity noodles, portion for 2
few stalk of chives, cut into 2" length

2 dried mushrooms, soaked, stalk removed and thinly sliced
8 medium-sized prawns, shelled and deveined
some roast pork, sliced
2 omega-3 eggs
3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
cooking oil

Seasoning:

1tbsp of oyster sauce
1tsp of brown sugar
1tsp of dark soy sauce
1tbsp of light soy sauce
dash of pepper
1tbsp of water

Method:

1. In a pot of boiling water, cook the longevity noodles as per the instruction on package. Drain and set aside.

2. Heat some oil in a wok, scramble the eggs and set aside.

3. Heat enough oil in the same wok, saute the garlic. Add the roast pork and mushroom to stir fry till fragrant. Then add the prawns to stir fry together.

4. Pour in the longevity noodles and the seasoning sauce. Stir fry till noodles is coated with the sauce. Add the chives and stir fry for a while before done.