Singapore Hawker Rice Noodles Recipes

SINGAPORE RICE NOODLES

Steps:

• Place noodles in a large bowl and cover with hot water. Set aside until noodles are softened, about 15 minutes.
• While noodles are cooking, mix water, soy sauce, curry powder, brown sugar, turmeric, vinegar, and red pepper together for sauce in a bowl. Set aside.
• At the same time, heat olive oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper, onion, garlic, ginger, and red chile; stir-fry until vegetables are soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Add cabbage and carrots; stir-fry until soft, 3 to 5 minutes more. Pour in eggs and stir-fry until scrambled, 3 to 4 minutes. Add cooked noodles and sauce; toss thoroughly. Toss in bean sprouts, green onions, and sesame oil. Stir in lime juice. Transfer to serving bowls and garnish with cilantro and sesame seeds.

SINGAPORE HAWKER RICE NOODLES

Steps:

• Halve chicken breasts lengthwise, then cut across the grain into 1/4-inch-thick slices and put in a bowl.
• Add sesame oil and a pinch of salt to chicken and stir to coat.
• Stir together broth, oyster sauce, ketjap manis, soy sauce, and sambal oelek in another small bowl.
• Holding carrot at a 45-degree angle to slicer, cut carrot into thin (-inch) matchsticks. Cut choy sum crosswise into 2 1/2- to 3-inch pieces, then halve any thick stem pieces lengthwise.
• Heat wok over high heat until a drop of water evaporates instantly. Swirl 1 tablespoon peanut oil to coat bottom and sides of wok. When oil begins to smoke, stir-fry sausage until browned, about 1 minute. Add chicken and stir-fry until just opaque, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a clean bowl (chicken will not be cooked through). Add remaining 2 tablespoons peanut oil to wok, swirling to coat, then stir-fry carrot, shallots, garlic, and chile 3 minutes. Add choy sum, bean sprouts, and scallions and stir-fry until choy sum is crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in broth mixture and bring to a boil. Add noodles and gently stir-fry until heated through and noodles are tender. Return sausage and chicken to wok and stir-fry until chicken is just cooked through, about 1 minute. Serve sprinkled with cilantro.

"SINGAPORE" NOODLES

Steps:

• Put the noodles in a large bowl and cover them with boiling water. Prepare the other ingredients while the noodles sit.
• Put half the oil in a large nonstick skillet or wok and turn the heat to high. Add the meat and cook, stirring constantly, until it loses its color, 3 or 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the shrimp and repeat the process; remove.
• Add the remaining oil, wait a few seconds for it to become hot, and add the onion and bell pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion begins to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger, and chiles and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the curry powder and sugar and stir for a few seconds, then drain and add the noodles. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about a minute. Stir in the soy sauce and nam pla; return the meat and shrimp to the pan.
• Add about 1/2 cup stock or water to allow the noodles to separate and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the noodles begin to brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the basil; taste and adjust the seasoning, adding salt and more curry, chile, soy sauce, or nam pla to taste. Garnish with the scallion and peanuts and serve.

SINGAPORE RICE NOODLES

Steps:

• Soak the dried rice vermicelli noodles in a large bowl of cold water for 20 minutes, then drain and cut in half with kitchen shears.
• Meanwhile, prepare the ingredients and organize your mise en place. For this dish, you need to have everything ready to go before you start to cook.
• Slice the sausage and place it on a plate with the chicken and dried chiles. Beat the egg in a small bowl. Combine the curry powder, crushed dried shrimp and white pepper on a small plate.
• Cut the onion into thin slices and halve the shrimp lengthwise. Add them to the plate with the meats and chiles.
• Cut the scallions into 1-inch-long batons and transfer to a plate. Peel the carrot and cut it into matchsticks; add them to the plate. Thinly slice the cabbage crosswise to yield 2 cups and transfer to the plate.
• Combine the sake, soy sauce, sesame oil and bean sprouts in a small bowl.
• Preheat a wok over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the peanut oil and swirl to coat. Add the egg. Tilt the wok, scraping and breaking up the egg. As soon it's cooked, transfer to the plate with the curry powder. Wipe out the wok.
• Add 1 more tablespoon of the peanut oil to the wok. Add the sausage, chicken, chiles, onion and shrimp. Cook, tossing, for 1 minute, then transfer to a plate.
• Add 1 more tablespoon of the peanut oil and swirl to coat. Add the carrots, cabbage, scallions, curry powder, dried shrimp, white pepper and cooked egg. Cook, tossing, for 1 minute.
• Return the sausage, chicken, chiles, onion and shrimp to the wok and cook, tossing, 1 more minute.
• Add the noodles to the wok. Toss constantly, scraping the bottom of the wok with two wooden spatulas to avoid any sticking, until the noodles are heated through, about 30 seconds.
• Next, add the bowl of liquid seasonings and bean sprouts. Toss and cook until the sprouts are tender, about 1 minute. Spill onto a platter and serve immediately.

EASY SINGAPORE RICE NOODLES

Steps:

• Soak vermicelli in hot water to soften for a maximum of 5 minutes. Drain well.
• Heat oil in a wok over medium-high heat and add garlic. Add onion and curry powder; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add cabbage, carrot, peas, sugar, and salt. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon water and cook for another 2 minutes. Add cooked vermicelli and soy sauce; toss. Stir in bean sprouts. Serve with green onions sprinkled on top and Thai chili sauce on the side.