Stir Fried Prawns and Noodles
30 minutes
This is a simple Malaysian stir fried prawns and noodles meal known as 'Mee Siam'. I like the small things about this dish like the bean shoots and garnishing lime.
Suhara
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Ingredients
Serves: 8
- oil for cooking
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 2 large onions, sliced
- 30g soy bean paste
- 600g fresh prawns, shelled an deveined
- 350g bean sprouts, remove tails
- 3 stalks Chinese chives, cut into 3 cm length
- 500g rice vermicelli , soaked in water until soft, then drained
- 1 pinch salt, to taste
- 2 limes, cut into wedges
- 1 fresh red chilli, sliced
- Spice Blend:
- 8 dried chillies, soak in hot water discard seeds
- 6 shallots
- 3 cloves garlic
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:15min ›
Ready in:30min
- Heat a little oil in pan and make a thin omelette with the whisked eggs. Remove and cut into strips. Set aside.
- Blend all the spice ingredients together. Heat oil in wok and fry the blended ingredients until fragrant. Add the sliced onions and stir.
- Add the bean paste and prawns then stir fry quickly until prawns are cooked.
- Add the bean sprouts and chives then stir fry for another 2 minutes.
- Add the vermicelli and stir well to mix all the ingredients. Season with salt.
- Serve and garnish with lime, sliced chillies and omelette strips.
