singapore-style noodles
Taken from http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/ching-he-huang/singapore-style-noodles.html This sounds like a wonderful noodle dish. I can't wait to try this tasty treat. Mee-fun' or 'rice noodles' made their way to Singapore via travelling Fujianese Chinese traders rice is predominantly grown in this sub-tropical Chinese province. Please Note: The bacon is not traditional but is a good substitute for Chinese char-siu roast pork.
prep time
25 Min
cook time
5 Min
method
Pan Fry
yield
2 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 - red chile, seeded and finely chopped
- 5 - fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 2 tablespoons ground turmeric
- 3 1/2 ounces diced smoked bacon
- 1 - red bell pepper, seeded and sliced
- 1 - handful julienned carrot strips
- 1 - handful bean sprouts
- 3 1/2 ounces cooked chicken breast, shredded
- 9 ounces dried vermicelli rice noodles, pre-soaked in hot water for 10 minutes and drained
- 1 teaspoon crushed dried chiles
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon clear rice vinegar or cider vinegar
- 1 - egg, beaten
- 1 dash toasted sesame oil
- 2 - spring onions (green), sliced lengthwise
How To Make singapore-style noodles
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Step 1Heat the groundnut oil in a wok, and when hot, stir-fry the ginger, chiles, mushrooms and turmeric for a few seconds. Add the bacon, and cook for less than 1 minute. Add the red bell pepper, carrots, and bean sprouts and cook for another minute, then add the cooked chicken, and stir well to combine.
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Step 2Add the noodles, and stir-fry well, for 2 minutes, then season with the chiles, soy sauce, oyster sauce and vinegar. Stir to combine.
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Step 3Add in the beaten egg, stirring gently until the egg is cooked through, less than 1 minute. Then, season with the sesame oil. Sprinkle over the spring onions, and serve immediately.
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Step 4Cook's Note: You could also add 6 ounces raw Tiger prawns (shrimp), shelled, and deveined. Add them to the pan, and cook for 1 minute, or until they start to turn pink, right before you cook the bacon.
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