Hainan rice noodles
Hainan rice noodles, from above
Non vegHainan

Hainan rice noodles

Thin rice noodles tossed in a sweet savoury gravy with beef, sprouts, peanuts and pickles.

35 minTime
29 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayRice vermicelli in sweet soy gravy with many toppings.
The original
627kcalsame
29 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
35minutessame

Hainan fen.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

3 servings
Rice noodles250 g thin rice vermicelli
Beef200 g, thinly sliced
Soy sauce2 tbsp
Dark soy sauce1 tsp
Sugar2 tsp
Tapioca starch1 tbsp
Water1 cup
Moong sprouts (mung bean sprouts)1 cup bean sprouts
Peanuts¼ cup, fried
Zha caipickled mustard, chopped
Sesame seeds1 tsp
Garlic3 cloves, fried crisp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1½ tbsp
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)2, sliced
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Soak the rice noodles, then blanch briefly and drain.
  2. 2Simmer the soy sauces, sugar and water, then thicken with starch slurry.
  3. 3Fry the beef in oil until just cooked. Blanch the sprouts.
  4. 4Toss noodles with the gravy, top with beef, sprouts, peanuts, pickles, sesame, fried garlic, spring onion and coriander.
Serve it like this

Pile the noodles in a bowl with toppings arranged in neat heaps, toss at the table and add a splash of soup or chilli on the side.

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