Once all of your components are prepared and ready to go, making this Singapore Mei Fun is easy and actually fairly quick. Along with some stir-fried vegetables and aromatics, these curry noodles are bursting with chicken, shrimp, and char siu pork. These components give this meal layers of amazing taste. After trying and tasting this dish, you won't want to order takeout ever again. It's really adaptable; the noodles and sauce components remain the same, but you can change the meats and vegetables to suit your tastes. I constantly want and can't get enough of this noodle meal!
Singapore Noodles: What Are They?
Singapore noodles, often referred to as Singapore Mei Fun, are a protein-rich and vegetable-rich curry rice vermicelli meal. Singapore noodles originated in Hong Kong in the 1950s or 1960s, despite its name. During its existence as a British Colony, Hong Kong was a thriving center for trade and transportation. Numerous cuisines from across the world were prevalent, and they were probably greatly inspired by the wide variety of spices and ingredients that were accessible in India under British rule. Regarding the origin, that is the most widely accepted information; other specifics are up for debate. Because of where they originated, some people might be confused and believe that Hong Kong noodles and Singapore noodles are the same. However, the main distinction is that Hong Kong noodles are made with thicker noodles, primarily egg-based noodles and soy sauces, while Singapore noodles are made with vermicelli noodles and curry. There are several ways to prepare this delicious meal, and my version is an easy recipe that produces some very delicious noodles.
Ingredients for the Singapore Noodles Recipe
Noodles: This recipe traditionally calls for rice vermicelli noodles, which are available in a variety of thicknesses; feel free to pick your preferred thickness. I like that they are naturally gluten-free. If you don't have rice vermicelli noodles, you may use extremely thin pasta, such as angel hair pasta, prepared as directed on the box.
Though you may use any stir-fried vegetable, such as mushrooms, broccoli, cabbage, snow peas, celery, etc., I prefer to use carrots, red bell peppers, and bean sprouts.
Meat/Protein: Char Siu pork, also known as Chinese-style barbecue pork, which is available in Chinatown and practically every Chinese restaurant, shrimp (I use peeled and deveined shrimp), and chicken (either chicken breast or chicken thighs) are my favorite combinations. Feel free to utilize an excellent homemade recipe if you have one. Some folks choose to use vegan options like tofu, chopped thicker cut ham, thick cut smoky bacon, or lap cheong, or Chinese sausage, which I like. Additionally, you may use leftover turkey, chicken, or rotisserie; if it's already cooked, there's no need to reheat it; just add it when you add the barbecue pork to receive all the flavors from the pan.
Eggs: This recipe calls for three eggs.
Shallot and Garlic: I enjoy the somewhat sweet taste of shallots and use them frequently in my cooking. You may use red or yellow onions if you'd like, and you can use as much or as little garlic as you like.
Larger slices of green onions are stir-fried, while thinner slices are used to garnish noodles after they have been cooked. Green onions are a great way to add flavor to food.
Vegetable Oil: Use your favorite oil; I usually use canola since I always have it on hand, but you can also use peanut oil or grapeseed oil, which are all neutral and thin oils that work well for stir-frying. Although I don't generally, I feel free to add some sesame oil to complete the meal if I so like.
How to Prepare Noodles in Singapore?
Once all of your components are ready, making Singapore Mei Fun is quite simple and the meal comes together fast. Here's how to prepare this delicious dish (see the recipe card below for more instructions):
Make the sauce by whisking the ingredients in a small bowl and putting it away.
- Cut Vegetables: Cut all of your vegetables into slices and set them aside.
- Cut Chicken and Pork: Cut your pork and chicken into thin slices and put them aside.
- Cook Noodles: Prepare the noodles as directed on the box, drain, and put aside. To keep mine from sticking or clumping together, I prefer to spread my out on a cooling rack.
- Whisk eggs together gently in a small bowl, then put them to a nonstick pan or a wok that has been prepared. Scramble the eggs until they are cooked through, then remove and set aside.
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Once all of your components are prepared and ready to go, making this Singapore Mei Fun is easy and actually fairly quick. Along with some stir-fried vegetables and aromatics, these curry noodles are bursting with chicken, shrimp, and char siu pork. These components give this meal layers of amazing taste. After trying and tasting this dish, you won't want to order takeout ever again. It's really adaptable; the noodles and sauce components remain the same, but you can change the meats and vegetables to suit your tastes. I constantly want and can't get enough of this noodle meal!
Singapore Noodles: What Are They?
Singapore noodles, often referred to as Singapore Mei Fun, are a protein-rich and vegetable-rich curry rice vermicelli meal. Singapore noodles originated in Hong Kong in the 1950s or 1960s, despite its name. During its existence as a British Colony, Hong Kong was a thriving center for trade and transportation. Numerous cuisines from across the world were prevalent, and they were probably greatly inspired by the wide variety of spices and ingredients that were accessible in India under British rule. Regarding the origin, that is the most widely accepted information; other specifics are up for debate. Because of where they originated, some people might be confused and believe that Hong Kong noodles and Singapore noodles are the same. However, the main distinction is that Hong Kong noodles are made with thicker noodles, primarily egg-based noodles and soy sauces, while Singapore noodles are made with vermicelli noodles and curry. There are several ways to prepare this delicious meal, and my version is an easy recipe that produces some very delicious noodles.
Ingredients for the Singapore Noodles Recipe
Noodles: This recipe traditionally calls for rice vermicelli noodles, which are available in a variety of thicknesses; feel free to pick your preferred thickness. I like that they are naturally gluten-free. If you don't have rice vermicelli noodles, you may use extremely thin pasta, such as angel hair pasta, prepared as directed on the box.
Though you may use any stir-fried vegetable, such as mushrooms, broccoli, cabbage, snow peas, celery, etc., I prefer to use carrots, red bell peppers, and bean sprouts.
Meat/Protein: Char Siu pork, also known as Chinese-style barbecue pork, which is available in Chinatown and practically every Chinese restaurant, shrimp (I use peeled and deveined shrimp), and chicken (either chicken breast or chicken thighs) are my favorite combinations. Feel free to utilize an excellent homemade recipe if you have one. Some folks choose to use vegan options like tofu, chopped thicker cut ham, thick cut smoky bacon, or lap cheong, or Chinese sausage, which I like. Additionally, you may use leftover turkey, chicken, or rotisserie; if it's already cooked, there's no need to reheat it; just add it when you add the barbecue pork to receive all the flavors from the pan.
Eggs: This recipe calls for three eggs.
Shallot and Garlic: I enjoy the somewhat sweet taste of shallots and use them frequently in my cooking. You may use red or yellow onions if you'd like, and you can use as much or as little garlic as you like.
Larger slices of green onions are stir-fried, while thinner slices are used to garnish noodles after they have been cooked. Green onions are a great way to add flavor to food.
Vegetable Oil: Use your favorite oil; I usually use canola since I always have it on hand, but you can also use peanut oil or grapeseed oil, which are all neutral and thin oils that work well for stir-frying. Although I don't generally, I feel free to add some sesame oil to complete the meal if I so like.
How to Prepare Noodles in Singapore?
Once all of your components are ready, making Singapore Mei Fun is quite simple and the meal comes together fast. Here's how to prepare this delicious dish (see the recipe card below for more instructions):
Make the sauce by whisking the ingredients in a small bowl and putting it away.