Beef kway teow

Kwetiau Siram.
Kwetiau siram sapi, poured beef kway teow served in Jakarta
Alternative names Kwetiau Sapi
Place of origin Singapore and Indonesia
Region or state Nationwide in Singapore and Indonesia
Serving temperature Hot
Main ingredients Kway teow (flat rice noodles), beef tenderloin, gula Melaka ,sliced, dried black beans, garlic, dark soy sauce, lengkuas (galangal or blue ginger), oyster sauce, soya sauce, chilli and sesame oil
Variations Fried beef kway teow, Hainanese-style beef noodles
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Beef kway teow or beef kwetiau is a dish of flat rice noodles (kway teow) stir-fried and topped with slices of beef or sometimes beef offal, served either dry or with soup. The dish is commonly found in Southeast Asian countries, especially Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia, and can trace its origin to Chinese tradition. It is a popular dish in Singaporean cuisine and among Chinese Indonesians, where it locally known in Indonesian as kwetiau sapi.[1]

Variants

Technically, all kway teow (flat rice noodles) stir fried with beef can be categorized as beef kway teow. As the result, there are various recipes of beef kway teow exist.

Singapore

In Singapore, traditionally, beef extract was added to the stock, and the soup enhanced with gula melaka and lengkuas (galangal or blue ginger).[2] However, the dry version of beef kway teow is mixed with sesame oil, soy sauce and chilli; thick gravy is not usually served in this version.[3]

Indonesia

In Indonesia, kwetiau sapi is a popular Chinese Indonesian dish. Kwetiau with beef is known in three variants; kwetiau siram sapi (poured upon), kwetiau goreng sapi (stir fried), and kwetiau bun sapi (a rather moist version). The kwetiau siram sapi is a kwetiau noodle poured (Indonesian: siram) with beef in thick flavorful sauce. The beef sauce has thick and rather gloppy glue-like consistency acquired from corn starch as thickening agent. The kwetiau goreng sapi is a variant of popular kwetiau goreng (stir fried kway teow) but distinctly served with beef. While the kwetiau bun sapi is similar to common fried kwetiau but rather moist and soft due to water addition.[4]

The common ingredients are flat rice noodles (kwetiau), thin slices of beef tenderloin, garlic, sliced bakso meatballs, caisim, napa cabbage, oyster sauce, beef stock, soy sauce, black pepper, sugar, corn starch, and cooking oil.[5]

Best beef kway Teow

 1) Toa Payoh Hwa Heng Beef Noodle
 Top Wok Best of the Best     Open for lunch  
Bendemeer Market and Food Centre #01-01
 29 Bendemeer Road S(330029)
Closed on Mondays


2) Hock Lam Street Beef Kway Teow
 Open for lunch    Open for dinner  
22 China Street S(048458)


3) Zheng Yi Hainanese Beef Noodles
 Open for lunch    Open for dinner    
47 Tai Thong Crescent S(347867)
Closed on Sundays


4) Cheng Kee Beef Kway Teow  清记牛肉粿條  
 Open for breakfast     Open for lunch  
Blk 203 Hougang Street 21 S(530210)

5) Mr Wong Seremban Beef Noodle
 Open for lunch    Open for dinner
Marine Parade Food Centre #01-184
Block 84 Marine Parade Central S(440084)

6) The Beef House
 Open for breakfast    Open for lunch    Open for dinner  
217 Syed Alwi Road S(207776)  Closed on Fridays Location map  
151 Joo Chiat Road S(427429)

7) Bugis (Longhouse) Lim Kee Beef Noodles
 Open for lunch    Open for dinner  
Golden Mile Food Centre #B1-27
505 Beach Road S(199583)

8) Hong Kee Beef Noodle
 Open for lunch    Open for dinner    
Amoy Street Food Centre Stall #01-42
7 Maxwell Road S(069111)
Closed on Sat Sun Dinners and Public Holidays

9) Hai Nan Xing Zhou Beef Noodles 海南星洲牛肉粉
 Open for breakfast    Open for lunch  
Lorong 7 Toa Payoh Market & Food Centre #01-06
Block 22 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh S(310022)
Closed on Mondays