Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, mee siam. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Mee Siam is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Mee Siam is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
It is said to have originated from the Malay community. As the name suggests, it is inspired or adapted from Thai flavours. In Singapore, it is served with spicy, sweet and sour light gravy. The gravy is made from a rempah spice paste.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have mee siam using 24 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Mee Siam:
- Make ready 300 g rice vermicelli (meehoon) - soak in water for 5 minutes and drain
- Get 300 g prawns - peel and devein
- Get 1 cup beansprouts (peel both ends to get a crunchier bite texture)
- Take 1 cup chives, cut into 3cm length
- Make ready 1/4 cup dried shrimps, wash and chopped coarsely
- Make ready 2 pcs firm tofu, slices (optional - I am not a big fan of tofu)
- Take 4 kaffir lime leaves, shredded finely
- Prepare 1/3 cup cooking oil
- Prepare Calamsansi cut in halves to serve at the side (optional)
- Get Ingredients to be pounded or blended together:
- Get 4 cloves garlic
- Take 4 shallots
- Make ready 1 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- Make ready 3 Tbsp chopped ginger flower (Bunga Kantan)
- Get 1 stalk lemongrass chopped finely
- Make ready 3 bird eye chilies (if you like it spicy)
- Prepare Seasonsings:
- Take 2 Tbsp fish sauce
- Take 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- Make ready 1/2 Tbsp tamarind paste
- Prepare 2 tsp sugar
- Prepare 1 tsp chicken stock granules
- Make ready 1/2 tsp white pepper
- Take 2 cups water
There's also a Singapore version that's similar, but is served with a spicy gravy. I decided to go for the Malaysian version because it was easier to modify in order to make it into a quick dish. Mee Siam is a spicy stir-fried rice vermicelli popular for breakfast, lunch or dinner. In Singapore and Malaysia, mee siam is often served at special events.
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.
Mee Siam is a spicy stir-fried rice vermicelli popular for breakfast, lunch or dinner. In Singapore and Malaysia, mee siam is often served at special events. It is garnished with shredded omelette, scallions and lime wedges which make every mouthful a delight to savour. Mee Siam, which means "Siamese noodle", is a dish of thin rice noodles (vermicelli) in spicy, sweet and sour light gravy. It is one of the popular one-dish meals in Singapore.
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