Siamese Fried Noodle (Mee Siam)
Siamese Fried Noodle (Mee Siam) is a dairy free main course. This recipe serves 5 and costs $7.3 per serving. One portion of this dish contains roughly 49g of protein, 30g of fat, and a total of 708 calories. It is brought to you by Foodista. 4 people have tried and liked this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. A mixture of rice vermicelli - soaked in water, shallots, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 70%, which is solid. Mee Siam, Dry Mee Siam, and Penang Hokkien Mee (prawn Noodle / Har Meen / Mee Yoke / ????) are very similar to this recipe.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 300 grams rice vermicelli - soaked in water
- 300 grams prawns
- 2 pieces tofu
- 200 grams beansprouts
- 150 grams chives
- 80 grams shrimps
- 4 kaffir lime leaves
- 1 cup oil
- 4 cloves garlic
- 4 shallots
- 1 small knob turmeric
- 3 birds eye chillies
- 2 candlenuts
- 1 stalk lemongrass
- 3 tablespoons ginger flower
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon chicken stock granules
- 0.5 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 0.5 tablespoon tamarind paste
- 2 cups water
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil in a frying pan. Lightly fry the chopped dried shrimps and tofu separately. Dish out and leave aside.
- 2
Stir fry the pounded ingredients and kaffir lime leaves until aromatic.
- 3
Add prawns and fry until they are half-cooked. Dish out the prawns and set aside.
- 4
Add in seasonings and bring to the boil.
- 5
Add meehoon and stir fry.
- 6
Mix in dried shrimps, tofu slices, prawns, chives and beansprouts. Toss well.
- 7
Serve hot with a drizzle of lime/lemon juice.