Sunday, 8 June 2008

Chow Fun (Chao fen)

Sorry for the late posting - I am in a different time zone, literally!

Last week a comment was posted on Stabroek News' online edition encouraging Guyanese to try making Chow Fun, a dish the reader stated, "... tastes great." So, for this week's column, I thought that I'd take up the challenge of making this dish as I am big fan of Chinese cuisine. Read the column for my take on this dish and the challenge of making the rice noodles.

Beef Chow Fun

For those of you interested in trying the dish yourself, I used the recipe outlined by the commenter. See the column.

Below, is dried rice noodles cooked with dried shrimp and green onions. Simple, quick, easy and delicious.

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I am going to be away for a few days. Next week's post will come to you compliments of Blogger's pre-publishing feature :) I look forward to catching up with you and your creations when I return.

Have fun!

43 comments:

Jan said...

Wow - those dishes both look fantastic! I'd love to try to make them.

Happy cook said...

Cynthi i just ead your post abd it is a huge process in making the noodles. I am impressed.
Noodles dish looks delicious.

Susan said...

Nothing like noodles. And from scratch, too. Brave soul!

n33ma said...

I love Chinese cuisine too.Those are good looking dishes.

Alka said...

Hello mam,
i had been visiting ur blog since few months ,but never found words to express my awe and that always held me to put up a comment worthy enough to be posted here
Ur writeups and pictures are too perfect,and i wish i cud someday achieve that perfection of clicking amazing pictures
Btw i m here to reveal that i had passed on an award to u,so if possible kindly go thru it,and let me know ur thoughts abt it
Any comment from u will be sincerely cherished
Warm regards
Alka

Swati: Sugarcraft India said...

The noodles look delicious and I am an ardent fan of chinese cuisine!!
Will wait for you to be back :))

sunita said...

Cynthia, we're fans of Chinese cuisine too...both the dishes look fantastic :-)...have a fruitful break :-)

Lori Lynn said...

Bon Voyage Cynthia!

Interesting read on how to make the noodles. How FUN!

Nina's Kitchen (Nina Timm) said...

Noodles in any form is top of my comfort food list. These two recipes both made it right to the top. Looks delicious!

meeso said...

It looks like u succeeded in making an awesome dish!!!

Precious Pea said...

Yumz....Beef Hor Fun is my fav too!

Enjoy your trip!

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

Both dishes look beautiful and delicious! I love Asian and Chinese food.

Cheers,

Rosa

Dhanggit said...

you are torturing me my dear Cynthia..the photos make me drool...i cant wait to cook my own chinese noodle dishes..yummy..i need to go to the nearest asian shop to buy my ingredients :-)

OhioMom said...

Oh these look yummy ! I am all for lighter eating in this unseasonable heat here in NE Ohio ... :)

Tanya said...

I'm a huge fan of authentic Chinese food. These both look just delicious!

I wish I could taste some right now :)

Stella (Sweet Temptations) said...

You remind me of the traditional dishes we make here. They look excellent!

Sukanya Ramkumar said...

Hi...
That were some wonderful recipes. Looks so good and colorful YUM!. That noodles looks so good.

wmw said...

Looks really good to me (as usual!) I love noodles.

Carmen said...

HI!
how are you?
kisses

krystyna said...

Hi Cynthia,
have a wonderful break!

Proud Italian Cook said...

Very impressive to make from scratch! But then you always impress me Cynthia! Have a great break, see you when you get back.

Rosie said...

Oh my Cynthia, your dishes look so stunning!! Just wonderful pics to show off your wonderful food :)

Rosie x

Anali said...

Both dishes look great! I hope you're enjoying your time away. : )

Kalai said...

Both pics are so droolworthy!! Hope you have a nice break and we look forward to seeing you soon! :)

Kelly-Jane said...

Wow, and from scratch too! I'd like to taste them both I love home made Chinese food!

Ivy said...

Both dishes look delicious. Relax and have a nice time.

Elly said...

WOW Cynthia! This is not only gorgeous and delicious looking but extremely impressive with the from-scratch approach. I wish I was having this for lunch!

Simply...Gluten-free said...

This looks fantastic, I bet I could make with rice noodles!

Alpa said...

That first one looks so tempting - so much vibrancy in all the veggies! If I ate meat, I would be hunting this down :)

Sangeeth said...

I have tagged you dear...chk out my blog for details.

TheCooker said...

Noodles from scratch. Hats off to you!!

Deborah said...

I have been craving Chinese food, and this looks fabulous! I hope you have a great time on your time away!

Anthony said...

Have a great trip! Off anywhere exciting?!

n33ma said...

Cynthia I have passed two awards to you plz make sure to pick it up.

aforkfulofspaghetti said...

Both dishes look delicious, Cynthia!

Vcuisine said...

Even if it is a non-vegetarian dish, i love to scan your photos Cynthia. They are too good and crisp. Very nice. Viji

Keva said...

Those noodle dishes look tasty! The colors of the green onions and peppers make them look even more inviting to taste. :-)

Pat said...

Both of these dishes look delicious! Home cooked Chinese is so much healthier as salt and sugar can be contolled.

I hope you had a pleasant trip!

Arundathi said...

absolutely gorgeous, cynthia! have a great trip!

glamah16 said...

This is my mans favorite. I but the noodles, but now you show me I can make them!

Sue said...

Hi Cyn,
I LOVE Chow Fun and I had no idea the noodles were made like that. I really must try it. Gorgeous dish as usual.

Archana said...

woooow, they looks fantastic. I would love to make the vegetarian versions of them sometime. Your pictures are so perfect, a good source of inspiration for me :).BTW, I am hosting a ONE DISH MEAL EVENT, I would love for you to participate. The details are in my site.

QlinArt said...

Incredible. You can cook anything. That's what I love about passionate cooks - they'll try anything and master at it. Noodles look great and make my stomach growl. Thanks for sharing.