Thursday, March 12, 2009

Vegetarian Ee Mee (Egg Noodles) Recipe

Ingredients
Ee Mee, 1 pc
Garlic, 5 pcs, chopped into small pieces
Egg, 1 pc
Black Soya Sauce, 1 tea spoon
Light soya sauce, 1 table spoon
Vegetarian Oyster Sauce
Pepper, ¼ teaspoon
Corn Flour (or Tapioca flour), 3 table spoons mixed with a little bit of cold water
Sesame oil, ½ teaspoon
Black Vinegar (optional), 2 table spoons (don’t add this if you do not like the sour taste)
Vegetable (Sawi)
Water, 1 big bowl (2 large rice bowls)
Salt to taste

Sautéed chopped garlic with a little vegetable oil until fragrant. Add water. Bring to a boil. Add black soya sauce, light soya sauce, pepper and sesame oil. Drop the ee mee into the soup. Add in corn flour (premix with water). Beat the eggs in a bowl and slowly pour into the soup, keep stirring it. Put in the vegetables. Add salt to taste. Taste good with black vinegar added before serving.

Vegetarian Braised Rice Vermicelli


Ingredients : Rice Vermicelli (Bihun), Black Soya Sauce, Light Soya Sauce, Sesame Oil, Vegetable Oil, water (or vegetarian stock) Salt, Corn Flour (or Tapioca Flour), Eggs(optional), Carrot, Cabbage, Shallots and spring onion(optional).

1) Soak 300gms of Rice Vermicelli in water until it is soft
2) Shallots – 5 pcs, sliced and fried until golden brown. Put aside, for garnishing.
3) Heat up 1 table spoon of vegetable oil in wok
Mix rice vermicelli with ½ teaspoon of dark soya sauce and 1 tablespoon of light soya sauce. Fry the rice vermicelli in the wok using high heat. Put the fried vermicelli aside.
4) Heat up 2 small bowl of water in wok. Add in 1 carrot(sliced), cabbage, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of sesame oil, ½ teaspoon of dark soya sauce and 1 table spoon of light soya sauce. Mix 2 table spoon of corn flour with a little cold water and pour it in the soup to make it thick. Beat 1 egg and add it slowly into the boiling soup. Pour the soup on the rice vermicelli, garnish with the fried shallots and spring onion(optional). The dish is ready to be served.

Taste nice if eaten with pickled green chilies and bird eye chilies.

Tips: Instead of using plain water for the soup you can also prepare vegetarian stock by boiling corn, soya bean and carrot with 3 bowls of water for 2 hours.