Ahh, Maggi Mee, the original favorite instant noodle that has been so instrumental in getting me through college and all those late night hunger. In fact, my first ever meal cooked without the help from mom was a packet of Maggi mee.
Back then, it was the curry flavor Maggi with an egg for extra umph. Nothing fancy, I was already having trouble cracking the egg without making a mess in the kitchen.
Magggi migoreng pedas, garlic, shallots, curry leaves, prawns, assistant!
After plenty late night cook-outs and a few years spent studying/working overseas, my general cooking skills has leveled up quite a bit; and with that, the sophistication in preparing a plate of good old Maggi too, has improved.
Today, I am going to share a simple recipe in preparing fried Maggi Mee with live fresh water prawn (details on getting the freshest fresh water prawn below). Maggi Mee, my way!
snipping the legs off, frying garlic/shallots/curry leaves, then prawns
Ingredients:
- 2 packets of Maggi Mee migoreng plus asli pedas (or any Maggi migoreng)
- shallots, garlic, and curry leaves
- 2 eggs
- a dash of salt and soya sauce
- 4-6 prawns (preferably live!)
- vegetable oil
boil the Maggi, then fry with the condiments and egg, success!
Steps for Prawns:
- heat up frying pan with vegetable oil, and fry shallots, garlic, and curry leaves till fragant
- add live prawn, and sauna it to death
- add a dash of salt and some soya sauce
- tips: add a dash of water and cover the frying pan to steam the seafood a little bit
Steps for Maggi:
- boil Maggi for 2 minutes and then drain water
- mix the condiment in a small bowl with 2 table spoon of water
- stir fry the Maggi with the premixed condiment
- add two eggs, and stir till eggs are cooked
Haze, my cooking assistant and prawn fishing extraordinaire
Finally, add prawns to the noodle, and you’ve got a plate of really awesome fresh water prawn Maggi. Bonus point if you can do both of these steps at the same time to ensure that both items are piping hot when served.
That is my way of cooking Maggi, what about yours?
If you think you have a recipe as interesting, head to Maggi Mee My Way’s website to participate in the contest. All you have to do is by submitting your recipe with Maggi Mee and a few photos (remember your unique ingredients, like my live prawn, for example).
Winners walk away with cash prizes up to RM 4,000 plus RM 100 worth of Maggi products hamper. Check out the prizes listing here. I always love it when contests give away cash prizes, money is just so much more versatile.
The video above is the prove that the prawns used for the post were really caught from a prawn fishing pond the hard way. We spent 2 hours (1st 45 minutes in vain as we somehow managed to not used the hook) and got a total of 6 prawns back.
The end result was a couple plates of very delicious Maggi Mee with fresh water prawns. Yums!
So do you have what it takes to join Maggi Mee, My Way?
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By Huai Bin on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
Oh nice! This looks like the maggi mee that one of my friends in KK, Sabah used to cook. He lives in those stilt water houses so he can just stab crabs at night, chop it in half and dump it into 1 packet Maggi Ayam (only works with the chicken flavor, or so he claims).
They tend to be short on money too, so his solution was to buy rice and add that into the maggi mee for enough carbs. I tried eating it with rice once when he demonstrated. Not too bad.
By KY on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
Huai Bin,
Crabs? wahh that sounds awesome! I usually like it with spicier flavored Maggi
By eiling on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
wah i also want leh. the prawn so naisss…
By KY on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
eiling,
Oh yes it was *slurpsss*
By cumidanciki on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
oo! helo haze.. and helo maggie mee! the nice touch to this already hot favourite instant fix, is of course the live fresh water prawns! tres yum..
By lotsofcravings on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
dis is as grand as putting abalone into maggi mee (a rumour says tats how rich ppl eat their instant noodles with)
By KY on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
cumidanciki,
Yesss, yums max!
lotsofcravings,
Hahah but I think abalone is still way more expensive.
By suanie on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
i love maggi mee
By KY on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
suanie,
Me too!
By hitomi on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
wah purposely come to selayang and catch prawns!! salute!!
By JD on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
Time to take out my wok and start to cook up something already, coz I also wnat lunch money!
By KY on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
hitomi,
hahah I don’t know where else to go okay!
JD,
Make it happen
By Cheesie on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
the prawns are lame?
By Haze Long on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
what happened to ’suana’?
By Beast on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
did the prawns enjoy the sauna?
By KY on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
Cheesie,
Hahaha, have to, else they might clam me!
Haze Long,
“suana” is suanie’s friend?
Beast,
Hahah of sure they did, they died for it.
By A Lil Fat Monkey on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
Fuiyoh! This makes that regular packet of Maggi Mee like a 5-star meal! I likey
By KY on Nov 11, 2009 | Reply
A lil Fat Monkey,
Hahaha almost, but no wine and air cond dining hall!
By Chef Mel on Nov 11, 2009 | Reply
Maggi mee is the mother of all instant noodles!!
By KY on Nov 11, 2009 | Reply
Chef Mel,
Yahh the original!
By Precious Pea on Nov 11, 2009 | Reply
Haha…at least you caught one! I didn’t even get a single bite!!
By foodcrazee on Nov 11, 2009 | Reply
nice try bro . . .maybe u can do it better the next time – saute the ingredients and then tossed in the maggi mee and egg. mixed well. Add in prawn and mixed again lor. . . .ur mee will b better . . .just my 2cents
By siawkia on Nov 11, 2009 | Reply
I quit Maggi years ago. =,=”
By KY on Nov 11, 2009 | Reply
Precious Pea,
Hahahah so tragic!
foodcrazee,
Ah, simplistic is the key!
siawkia,
Oooo why!
By nicole6610180 on Nov 12, 2009 | Reply
wao….. cook maggie in seafood way!!! i think i saw u on 10th Nov at MidValley at Taiwanese restaurant, Fong Lye Restaurane leh…… do u go thr? waiting to see ur post of that.
By KY on Nov 12, 2009 | Reply
nicole66100180,
Oh.. Yah I was there with Jac & Kerol. Already posted about Fong Lye long time ago though.
It’s here http://kyspeaks.com/2008/10/17/ky-eats-fong-lye-taiwanese-restaurant-at-mid-valley-gardens/
By Angeline on Jan 21, 2010 | Reply
Do you have the address for this prawn pond? Want to try fishing this weekend!Looks fun. Thanks
By KY on Jan 21, 2010 | Reply
Angeline,
Don’t really have the address but it’s directly opposite the main entrance of Selayang Mall