Mee Siam.
Hello everybody, it's Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we're going to prepare a distinctive dish, mee siam. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Mee Siam is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It's appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They're nice and they look fantastic. Mee Siam is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started 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:
- {Get 300 g of rice vermicelli (meehoon) - soak in water for 5 minutes and drain.
- {Make ready 300 g of prawns - peel and devein.
- {Prepare 1 cup of beansprouts (peel both ends to get a crunchier bite texture).
- {Get 1 cup of chives, cut into 3cm length.
- {Take 1/4 cup of dried shrimps, wash and chopped coarsely.
- {Make ready 2 pcs of firm tofu, slices (optional - I am not a big fan of tofu).
- {Take 4 of kaffir lime leaves, shredded finely.
- {Prepare 1/3 cup of cooking oil.
- {Prepare of Calamsansi cut in halves to serve at the side (optional).
- {Get of Ingredients to be pounded or blended together:.
- {Make ready 4 cloves of garlic.
- {Take 4 of shallots.
- {Get 1 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
- {Prepare 3 Tbsp of chopped ginger flower (Bunga Kantan).
- {Take 1 stalk of lemongrass chopped finely.
- {Get 3 of bird eye chilies (if you like it spicy).
- {Take of Seasonsings:.
- {Take 2 Tbsp of fish sauce.
- {Get 1 Tbsp of soy sauce.
- {Take 1/2 Tbsp of tamarind paste.
- {Get 2 tsp of sugar.
- {Take 1 tsp of chicken stock granules.
- {Get 1/2 tsp of white pepper.
- {Get 2 cups of water.
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..
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