Mee Siam

Mee Siam
Thank you Kak Zainorah! For sharing the recipe!



Mee Siam
Ingredients
Gravy:
1 tbsp cooking oil
5 shallots, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
6 dried chilli, pounded
1 tsp belacan (shrimp paste)
2 onions, sliced
4 tbsp preserved yellow beans, pounded
3 tbsp tamarind
2 litres water
sugar and salt to taste

Spiced Rice Vermicelli:
500gm rice vermicelli
4 tbsp cooking oil
3 shallots, chopped
2 tbsp chilli paste
3 tbsp dried shrimp, pounded
150gm bean sprouts, peeled.

Mee Siam Garnish:
1 egg, hard-boiled, cut in wedges
20gm local chive (ku chai), fresh
1 local lime, trim top
3 prawns, medium size, peeled
20gm soya bean cake, deep-fried, diced
20gm fish cake, sliced
sambal sauce (optional)

Instructions
Gravy:
Mix tamarind with water. Strain off pulp and reserve the juice. Cook shallots, garlic, dried chilli paste and onions until fragrant. Add remaining ingredients and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 45 mins. Check seasoning.

Spiced Rice Vermicelli:
Soak vermicelli in cold water to soften. Drain dry, blanch in boiling water for 30 secs and strain. Heat oil in wok and cook shallots, chilli paste and dried shrimp until fragrant. Add vermicelli and bean sprouts and mix well. Remove from heat.

Serving
Place spiced rice vermicelli in bowl. Add piping hot gravy. Garnish with egg wedges, chopped chive, prawns, soya bean cake, fish cake and lime. Sambal sauce may be added.