Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, mee siam. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Mee Siam is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Mee Siam is something which I have loved my whole life.
Mee siam (name of this dish in Malay) is vermicelli in spicy gravy. This is a rather popular dish in Singapore and Malaysia. Mee siam or Siamese noodles is a dish that is popular in Malaysia and Singapore, and it is believed to have been inspired by Thai cuisine and flavors. Mee siam is popular in Malaysia and Singapore.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have mee siam using 24 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Mee Siam:
- Get 300 g rice vermicelli (meehoon) - soak in water for 5 minutes and drain
- Get 300 g prawns - peel and devein
- Make ready 1 cup beansprouts (peel both ends to get a crunchier bite texture)
- Take 1 cup chives, cut into 3cm length
- Take 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
- Take 1/3 cup cooking oil
- Prepare Calamsansi cut in halves to serve at the side (optional)
- Make ready Ingredients to be pounded or blended together:
- Prepare 4 cloves garlic
- Take 4 shallots
- Get 1 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- Make ready 3 Tbsp chopped ginger flower (Bunga Kantan)
- Take 1 stalk lemongrass chopped finely
- Make ready 3 bird eye chilies (if you like it spicy)
- Take Seasonsings:
- Prepare 2 Tbsp fish sauce
- Get 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- Take 1/2 Tbsp tamarind paste
- Get 2 tsp sugar
- Get 1 tsp chicken stock granules
- Make ready 1/2 tsp white pepper
- Take 2 cups water
This spicy and flavorful dish comes with a variety of colorful toppings. 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. Mee Siam is a spicy stir-fried rice vermicelli popular for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Steps 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.
There's also a Singapore version that's similar, but is served with a spicy gravy. 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. Mee siam — Un plato de mee siam.
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