My mum was the one who first introduced me to my love for mee hoon siam. If I recall correctly, I actually learnt the step by step recipe from her when I was in my late teens, cooked it a couple of times and well, I kinda put it at the back of my mind until the last 1 year or so. And of course, paying RM2.50 for a small pack of mee hoon siam @ Nyonya Colors with very little ingredients motivated me to whip up this quick and simple recipe as well!
Ingredients* Half a packet of mee hoon - soaked for 1 night
* 1 packet of cili giling (small packet @ RM0.70)
* 6 - 7 Small red onions, sliced* 3 cloves of minced garlic
* 1/2 chinese bowl of minced dried prawns* 2 pcs of tau kuah cut into small cubes and fried till golden brown
* 2 eggs beaten and fried into omelette style and cut into strips (add salt & pepper to omelette)
* 1 tbs of salt and 1 tsp of sugar
* Bean Sprouts (50 cents)
* Spring onion - 2 stalks cut into about 1 inch long each
* 4 limes, cut into half each
* 2 red chillies, sliced for dressing
Cooking Instruction
(1) Pour approximately 6 tbs of oil and fry the garlic and small onions till golden brown
(2) Fry minced dried prawns
(3) Fry cili giling till fragrant
(4) Add mee hoon and stir fry, adding water sparingly till mee hoon is medium-soft texture. Add 1 tbs of salt & 1 tsp of sugar
(5) Add bean sprouts and fry for a while
(6) Add tau kuah cubes and strips of omelette
(7) Add spring onion and stir fry for about 1 minute.
(8) Serve with sliced red chillies and limes as dressing
