Free Singapore Recipe for Singaporean Spare Ribs in Black Bean Sauce
INGREDIENTS- 250g dried egg noodles (or 450g fresh Hokkien noodles)
- 150g dried rice vermicelli (soaked, drained and cut into 3 inches)
- 2 cup water
- 225g pork or chicken fillet
- 3 tbsp oil
- 300g small fresh shrimp (peeled, deveined, tails left intact - leave heads and shell for reserve)
- 8 to 10 cloves garlic (smashed)
- 2 eggs (lightly beaten)
- 3 cups beansprouts (tails trimmed & rinsed)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground white pepper
- 1 scallion (sliced)
- 4 small green limes (cut in halves for garnish)
Sambal Belachan Paste - 4 to 6 medium red chilies (sliced)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp dried shrimp paste (toasted)
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- Make the Sambal Belachan Paste by processing or pounding everything till finely ground
- Put the dried egg noodles in a bowl of boiling hot water and cover
- Let stand for 1 min (or till desired tenderness) then drain
- Add to rice vermicelli
- Boil water in a small pork, add the pork or chicken fillet and boil over high heat (10 mins)
- Drain, reserving the stock
- Slice pork or chicken fillet into thin strips and set aside
- Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan and stir-fry reserved shrimp heads and shells till pink
- Add 1 cup of the stock and simmer (5 mins)
- Strain stock, discard heads and shells
- Return stock to pan, add shirmp and simmer till just cooked (3 mins)
- Strain, reserve stock and shrimp separately
- Heat the remaining 2 tbsp of oil in wok over medium heat
- Stir-fry garlic till golden brown
- Discard garlic and raise the heat
- When oil is very hot, pour in the beaten eggs and stir for 1 min
- Add noodles, beansprouts and 1/2 cup of reserved stock
- Stir-fry over high heat (1 min) then add pork, shrimp, salt and pepper
- Stir-fry till everything is heated through and well mixed (2 to 3 mins)
- Add a bit more stock if the noodles start to stick
- Add the scallions and stir-fry for a few more seconds
- Transfer noodles to large serving dish
- Serve with Sambal Belachan Paste or if you prefer, small dipping bowls of sliced large chillies with light soy sauce
TIP: For a variation, you can subsitute fresh squid for 1/2 the shrimp. Slice and clean the squids into rings then simmer alongside the shrimp.
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