Saturday, August 23, 2025

Mee Siam Goreng Recipe

Thin rice vermicelli, stir fried with dried shrimps, chili paste, garlic, beansprouts, chives, topped with fried egg strips, cucumber and lime wedge.
Springy rice vermicelli (bee hoon), stir-fried to the right texture, coated in a spicy, mildly salty rempah with taucheo (fermented soybean paste) and dried shrimp. Tossed with tofu pok, chives, and beansprouts, then served with cucumber, fried egg, and a wedge of lime, the beloved Mee Siam Goreng. Goreng basically refers to a dry-style, stir-fried noodle dish. (MEE SIAM GRAVY VEGETARIAN). 

 A Peranakan (Nyonya) noodle dish found in Singapore and Malaysia, and part of the wider Malaysian food heritage. There is also Malay Mee Siam, though the core ingredients remain similar.

The rest comes down to preferences. Whether you add white tofu, scent it with kaffir lime leaves, or swap bee hoon for the slightly thicker mee hoon.

 

An elaborate version may be paired with rendang, curries, or even achar/pickled acar. From a simple meal to a larger spread, Mee Siam Goreng is a food love for any time of the day (ASAM LAKSA NYONYA STYLE).

 

Ingredients for Mee Siam

1 bundle/100g bee hoon - blanched quickly in hot water and drained.
2 eggs - lightly beaten
2 tbsp dried shrimps - soaked and rinsed
5 shallots - sliced thinly
5 garlic cloves - sliced thinly
6 red chilies  to taste - blended/grounded
1 tbsp taucheo
1 small bunch chives - sliced into 1-inch lengths
1/2 cup bean sprouts
4-5 tofu pok (fried tofu) - cut into two
1/2 cucumber - cut into thin strips
Lime wedges - as needed
Oil - as needed

 

How to Make Mee Siam

Heat enough oil in a pan and fry the eggs into a thin omelette.

Remove, cool, roll, and cut into strips.

In the same pan, add more oil  if needed and fry dried prawns until crispy and crunchy.

Remove and set aside.

Leave about 3 tbsp of oil in the pan and sauté garlic and shallots.

Add chilli paste and fry until oil splits.

Add taucheo and continue to fry for another 1-2 minutes.

Add mee hoon and season with salt.

Stir continuously (sprinkle a bit of water if needed to soften the noodles).

Add chives, bean sprouts, tofu pok, and fried prawns.

Stir to combine all ingredients.

Remove from heat.

Garnish with fried egg strips, cucumber strips, and serve with lime wedges.

Top view of thin rice noodles, stir fried with chili paste, dried shrimps, beansprouts and chives, topped with fried egg strips, cucumber and lime.

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Mee Siam Goreng Recipe

Springy rice vermicelli (bee hoon), stir-fried to the right texture, coated in a spicy, mildly salty rempah with taucheo (fermented soybean ...