FRIED MEEHOON HAWKER STYLE

This simple fried meehoon can easily found at hawker center stall , coffee shop and corner of street vendor.Is a popular breakfast for the chinese.Usually accompaniments for this simple fried meehoon are fried luncheon meat,fried breaded fish fillet,fried egg,tau kwa and fish cake.Chilli sambal is a must and there are fried noodle and rice noodle (kway teow) all cooked in this simple method except no bean sprouts is added.

FRIED MEEHOON HAWKER STYLE

Ingredients;
200g meehoon (rice vermicellin)
60g small shallot,minced
60g garlic,minced
a handful bean sprouts,wash and drain
5 tbsp cooking oil

Seasoning
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp fish sauce/light soy sauce
1 tbsp salted soy bean
a pinch of msg
1 tsp salt (taste first if not salty,add the salt)

Method;
1.bring some water to a boil,put the meehoon in a big basin,add in the water to soaked for a few minutes or till soft,remember not to soaked too long or else it will turn too soft and must not bee too dry..Or until the meehoon turn opaque,drain off the water.Use your hand to toss loosely the soaked meehoon.
2.heat up oil,saute minced garlic,shallot till lightly brown.,add in the meehoon,dark soy sauce ,toss and stir fry well mixed,add in the salted soy bean,stir fry for a min,add in fish sauce,a pinch of msg and bean sprouts.remember when stir fry,scrape to the bottom wok fom time to time when stir fry to prevent from sticking to the bottom wok.taste for saltiness,if undersalted then only add in salt.
Dish on to a plate and ready to serve.

SAMBAL CHILLI

Ingredients;
60g ikan bilis/anchovies (clean,wash and drain)
2 cm belacan/shrimp paste
50g dried chillies soaked in hot water till soft ,drain
1 big onion,sliced
5 shallot
3 clove garlic
1 tbsp tamarind paste soaked in 150 ml water
1/2 cup cooking oil
salt and sugar to taste.

Method;
In a blender put in ikan bilis,dried chilli,garlic,shallot add in a few tbsp of tamarind water to blend to a smooth paste.In a wok,heat the oil,add in all blended ingredients,stir fry till fragrant,add in the tamarind juice,lower heat,add in the sliced onion and cook till the sauce is thicken,add enough salt and the sugar to balance it.Taste for it,if to sour,add more sugar in must be balancec with the saltiness
cook till the cooking oil appear at the surface.dish out and serve.