Fried rice noodles ( char bee hoon ) for today's lunch. Someone mentioned that anything cooked with Thai fish sauce will be yummy. Yes, indeed they are yummy noodles.
Fried Rice noodles :
1 packet of rice noodles - persoaked with cool water until soft - drained & set aside
200g fried fish cake, thinly sliced
4 cloves of garlic - minced
Thumb size ginger - thinly sliced
Vegetables of choice - I prefer cabbage / bak choi
Dried enchovies - fried until golden brown with some oil & set aside.
Thai fish sauce to taste.
Preparation steps:
1. Use the oil for from frying the enchovies. Heat up the oil & add in the garlic & ginger. Fry until fragrant the add the fish cake. Fry a little while.
2. Add in the vegetables & fry until almost cook. Add in the noodle , add seasoning & mix well. Add some water, close the lid & let it simmer a few mins. Check if noodles is cook & fry a few more minutes to mix it well.
3. Dish out & garnish with fried enchovies, spring onions & cut chili with light soya sauce / sambal.
Bon appétit !
Chin's notes:
1. Pre-fried some omelettes & sliced them thinly. Great for garnishing.
2. Alternative sunny side up egg will be perfect too.
3. I like to use the oil from frying the enchovies because the give the noodles more flavours.
The kopitiam in my neighbourhood does 泰式米粉 really well. Besides Fish sauce (which is the distinctive taste of this dish) they flavour it with kaffir lime leaves and chilli padi. The eggs are scrambled, and there are sweet onions. Prawns and sotong are added too.
ReplyDeleteHi Nancy,
DeleteThank you for you comments. The fish sauce does make the noodles more fragrant. The kafir sambal must be very yummy!! I'm imagining the taste of the sambal now, I love kafir lime leaves & lime dishes!
Where is this kopitiam?
Chin
Bishan St 11. The name of the kopitiam is Ong Yong Lee. It's an irresistible dish to me. Hope you get to try it too :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy, won't be so soon. Will wait to wait. Hope they are still there when I return. Thank you & enjoy your week!!!
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