Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, mee siam. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Mee Siam is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Mee Siam is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
Mee Siam is typically garnished with shredded omelette, scallions, bean sprouts, garlic chives, and lime wedges. In Malaysia a "dry" version is more commonly found, which is essentially stir frying the rice noodles with the same ingredients used in the Singaporean version. Mee Siam is a common dish as breakfast, brunch or lunch in Malaysia. Mee Siam or "Siamese noodles" is basically spicy fried rice vermicelli with various toppings such as shrimp, chicken, fried firm tofu, and shredded omelet.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have mee siam using 24 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Mee Siam:
- Prepare 300 g rice vermicelli (meehoon) - soak in water for 5 minutes and drain
- Prepare 300 g prawns - peel and devein
- Take 1 cup beansprouts (peel both ends to get a crunchier bite texture)
- Prepare 1 cup chives, cut into 3cm length
- Get 1/4 cup dried shrimps, wash and chopped coarsely
- Prepare 2 pcs firm tofu, slices (optional - I am not a big fan of tofu)
- Make ready 4 kaffir lime leaves, shredded finely
- Make ready 1/3 cup cooking oil
- Prepare Calamsansi cut in halves to serve at the side (optional)
- Prepare Ingredients to be pounded or blended together:
- Take 4 cloves garlic
- Make ready 4 shallots
- Make ready 1 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- Take 3 Tbsp chopped ginger flower (Bunga Kantan)
- Take 1 stalk lemongrass chopped finely
- Make ready 3 bird eye chilies (if you like it spicy)
- Get Seasonsings:
- Make ready 2 Tbsp fish sauce
- Get 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- Prepare 1/2 Tbsp tamarind paste
- Make ready 2 tsp sugar
- Get 1 tsp chicken stock granules
- Take 1/2 tsp white pepper
- Take 2 cups water
It is garnished with shredded omelette, scallions and lime wedges which make every mouthful a delight to savour. Mee Siam is a little tedious to prepare but the end result is totally worth it as it is delicious, spicy and packed with flavour. It is also perfect for parties or pot luck and you can easily cook a big pot of these. You can also make a vegetarian Mee Siam just by leaving out the prawns.
Instructions to make Mee Siam:
- Prepare all the ingredients!
- Heat oil in the wok. Lightly fry the dried shrimps and tofu but separately. Dish out and put aside.
- Stir fry the pounded ingredients and kaffir lime leaves until aromatic. Add prawns and fry until they are half-cooked. Dish out only the prawns and put aside.
- Add in seasonings and bring to boil. Then add meehoon and stir-fry.
- Mix in dried shrimps, tofu, prawns, chives and beansprouts. Mix them well for 3 minutes or until everything are cooked.
- Serve with cut lime at the side to drizzle if preferred.
It is also perfect for parties or pot luck and you can easily cook a big pot of these. You can also make a vegetarian Mee Siam just by leaving out the prawns. It would still be delicious as the main attraction of. This Mee Siam is based on the Malaysian version - which is a hot and spicy dry noodle dish. There's also a Singapore version that's similar, but is served with a spicy gravy.
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