
Everyday meals
Meeshay (stir-fried noodle dish)
A Burmese dish of stir-fried wheat noodles flavoured with ginger and garlic, with vegetables and meat. It's a street food or everyday dish, drier and more savoury than a soup.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Sauce
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Nutrition facts
452 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 20.9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 56.8 g
- of which sugars
- 7.4 g
- Fat
- 14.2 g
- of which saturated fat
- 2.7 g
- Fiber
- 4.6 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Cook the noodles for 3 minutes in boiling water, drain and rinse quickly under cold water.
- Heat the oil in a wok over high heat and sear the meat for 4 to 5 minutes until golden.
- Add the garlic and ginger, then the onion and carrot, and stir-fry for 3 minutes.
- Add the cabbage and stir-fry for another 2 minutes, until tender but still crisp.
- Add the noodles, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and water, and toss vigorously for 2 minutes.
- Push the noodles to one side, crack the egg into the wok, scramble it lightly, then mix everything together and serve topped with spring onion.
Variations and tips
Vegetarian version. Replace the meat with cubed tofu and the oyster sauce with extra soy sauce.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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