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Mee Siam
Thin rice noodles in a tamarind and prawn paste broth — sweet, sour and slightly spicy, topped with egg and chives.
Total time
35 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Singaporean
Ingredients
200gdried rice vermicelli
2 tbspbelacan (shrimp paste)
3 tbsptamarind paste
2 tbspsugar
200gprawns, cooked
2hard-boiled eggs, halved
100gbeansprouts
chivesto garnish
fried tofuoptional
Instructions
1
Soak and drain vermicelli. Blanch briefly.
2
Fry shrimp paste in oil until fragrant. Add tamarind and sugar. Cook 5 minutes.
3
Add 600ml water. Simmer 10 minutes.
4
Ladle broth over noodles.
5
Top with prawns, eggs, beansprouts and chives.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
201
Protein
16.7g
Fat
3g
Carbs
27.6g
Fiber
1.5g
Sodium
93mg
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