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Hawker center food-Singapore style bee hoon goreng

Hawker centre food- How to make Singapore style fried vermicelli

A common breakfast recipe available in hawker centres in Singapore.
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Servings: 4
Course: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Indonesia, Malay, Singapore
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Bee hoon-Rice vermicelli-250 gm
  • Copped spring onion-3 bunches
  • Bok choy-4 bunches
  • Cabbage-1/2 medium-sized
  • Carrot-1
  • Fried onion/shallot-3 tbsp
  • Garlic-4 cloves
For sauce mix
  • Tomato sauce-3 tbsp
  • Chilli sauce-1 tbsp
  • Oyster sauce-2 tbsp
  • Dark soy sauce-1 tbsp
  • Light soy sauce-1 tbsp
  • Pepper powder
Add-ons
  • Shrimp-10 to 12
  • Fish cake-3 big

Equipment

  • Wok/Kadai

Method
 

For bee hoon
  1. Let us prepare bee hoon first.
  2. Cook the bee hoon in boiled water for 1 minute. And keep covered.
  3. Rinse the cooked bee hoon in room tempreature water.
Sauce Mix
  1. Let us prepare the sauce mix.
  2. Add tomato sauce in a bowl.
  3. Now add chilli sauce.
  4. It is time to add oyster sauce. I am using vegetarian oyster sauce
  5. Add light soy sauce and dark soy sauce.
  6. Mix everything until all the sauces blend together evenly.
  7. Add white pepper powder to the sauce mix.
  8. Add sesame oil and mix well to obtain the correct consisitancy for the sauce.
Fried bee hoon
  1. Add oil in a wok/kadai.
  2. Add chopped garlic and roast well.
  3. Now add carrot and saute for a few minutes.
  4. Add shrimp and cook for few minutes until the colour changes.
  5. Add cabbage and saute.
  6. It is time to add the sauce mix.Add half of the sauce mix at first and you can adjust the sauce later on.
  7. Mix thorougly to spread the sauce evenly.
  8. Add cooked bee hoon and mix carefully not to break or mash the bee hoon.
  9. Add Bok Choy and mix well. You can add bok choy after blanching if you prefer.
  10. Add chopped spring onion and mix.
  11. Add sliced fish cake. Fish cake is already cooked one. So it won't take much time to cook.
  12. Sprinke fried onion and serve.
  13. Singapore style bee hoon Goreng is ready to serve.

Notes

  • 1 pack of bee hoon is enough for 10 people.
  • This recipe can be topped with fried tofu.
  • Any type of fish cake, the fishball can be used in this recipe to enhance the recipe. Especially herbs, spring onion, chilli flavoured fish ball/cake will be the best option to add.