(Recipe) Stir-fried Ikan Bilis With Fermented Soya Bean in Sweet Dark Soya Sauce

This recipe is a Malay dish from Malaysia.

(Recipe) Stir-fried Ikan Bilis With Fermented Soya Bean in Sweet Dark Soya Sauce

You’ll need:
300g ikan bilis
3pcs tempe, sliced
50g soohoon or glass noodles, soaked in hot water and drained
3 cloves garlic, sliced
3 shallots, sliced
2 red chilies, sliced
2 tbsp of sweet dark soya sauce
3 tsp oil
Salt and sugar to taste

Method
1. Soak the ikan bilis in water and clean. Leave it to dry.
2. Once dry, pan fry till fragrant and set aside.
3. Pan fry the tempe with 2 teaspoons oil till crisp and set aside.
4. Stir fry garlic and shallot with 1 teaspoon oil till fragrant.
5. Add the soohoon, red chilies and dark soya sauce. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
6. Add salt and sugar to taste.
7. Before transferring the noodle to the serving plate, fold in the ikan bilis and tempe.
8. Serve warm.