Steps to Make Perfect Mee Siam

Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going 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 well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Mee Siam is something which I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook mee siam using 24 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Mee Siam:

1. Get 300 g rice vermicelli (meehoon) - soak in water for 5 minutes and drain
2. Make ready 300 g prawns - peel and devein
3. Make ready 1 cup beansprouts (peel both ends to get a crunchier bite texture)
4. Get 1 cup chives, cut into 3cm length
5. Prepare 1/4 cup dried shrimps, wash and chopped coarsely
6. Make ready 2 pcs firm tofu, slices (optional - I am not a big fan of tofu)
7. Make ready 4 kaffir lime leaves, shredded finely
8. Get 1/3 cup cooking oil
9. Take Calamsansi cut in halves to serve at the side (optional)
10. Make ready Ingredients to be pounded or blended together:
11. Make ready 4 cloves garlic
12. Make ready 4 shallots
13. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
14. Get 3 Tbsp chopped ginger flower (Bunga Kantan)
15. Prepare 1 stalk lemongrass chopped finely
16. Make ready 3 bird eye chilies (if you like it spicy)
17. Prepare Seasonsings:
18. Get 2 Tbsp fish sauce
19. Make ready 1 Tbsp soy sauce
20. Take 1/2 Tbsp tamarind paste
21. Take 2 tsp sugar
22. Make ready 1 tsp chicken stock granules
23. Take 1/2 tsp white pepper
24. Take 2 cups water

Instructions to make Mee Siam:

1. Prepare all the ingredients!
2. Heat oil in the wok. Lightly fry the dried shrimps and tofu but separately. Dish out and put aside.
3. 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.
4. Add in seasonings and bring to boil. Then add meehoon and stir-fry.
5. Mix in dried shrimps, tofu, prawns, chives and beansprouts. Mix them well for 3 minutes or until everything are cooked.
6. Serve with cut lime at the side to drizzle if preferred.

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