Singapore-Style Noodles

INGREDIENTS

• 2 tablespoons groundnut oil ( peanut)
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
• 1 red chile, seeded and finely chopped
• 5 fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced
• 2 tablespoons ground turmeric
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and sliced
• 1 handful julienned carrot strips
• 1 handful bean sprouts
• 3 1/2 ounces cooked chicken breast, shredded
• 9 ounces dried vermicelli rice noodles, pre-soaked in hot water for 10 minutes and drained
• 1 teaspoon crushed dried chiles
• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon clear rice vinegar orcider vinegar
• 1 egg, beaten
• Dash toasted sesame oil
• 2 spring onions (green), sliced lengthwise

DIRECTIONS

Heat the groundnut oil in a wok, and when hot, stir-fry the ginger, chiles, mushrooms and turmeric for a few seconds. Add the bacon, and cook for less than 1 minute. Add the red bell pepper, carrots, and bean sprouts and cook for another minute, then add the cooked chicken, and stir well to combine. 

Add the noodles, and stir-fry well, for 2 minutes, then season with the chiles, soy sauce, oyster sauce and vinegar. Stir to combine. 

Add in the beaten egg, stirring gently until the egg is cooked through, less than 1 minute. Then, season with the sesame oil. Sprinkle over the spring onions, and serve immediately. 

Cook's Note: You could also add 6 ounces raw Tiger prawns(shrimp), shelled, and deveined. Add them to the pan, and cook for 1 minute, or until they start to turn pink, right before you cook the bacon.

Notes

'Mee-fun' or 'rice noodles' made their way to Singapore via travelling Fujianese Chinese traders rice is predominantly grown in this sub-tropical Chinese province. On Singaporean soil, rice noodles fused with ingredients like turmeric and curry powder used by other trading Indians and local Malays and thus this delicious stir-fried rice noodle dish was born. It is a takeaway favorite all over the world and one of my favourite brunch dishes. The bacon is not traditional but is a good substitute for Chinese char-siu roast . Don't let the long list of ingredients faze you, it's worth it to create the layers of flavors!

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