Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Aromatic Kiam Hu Bihun (Fried Salted Fish Rice Vermicelli) Recipe

It has been quite some time ago since I last ate this dish. I remember eating some nice salted fish bihun at a seafood restaurant in old Prai town. Anyway, with the new highway passing through that area, I guess the restaurant is no longer there. I was cooking supper for my kids and suddenly thought of this recipe. There is nothing complicated about this recipe. It is like frying normal bihun but with the addition of aromatic crispy salted fish. I like to eat this type of fried bihun with some lime juice squeezed over it. Talking about Kiam Hu Bihun with lime juice makes me drool! LOL!

Ingredients
Rice Vermicelli, ½ packet, soak in water until soft
Light soya sauce, 1 table spoon
Dark Soya sauce, ½ teaspoon
Egg, 1 pc
Shallots, 3 pcs, sliced thinly
Salt to taste
Salted fish (preferably Kurau), 1 small piece, deep fried until crispy, cut into small pieces
 Lettuce, for garnishing
Taugeh (bean sprouts), 1 cup (optional)

Heat up wok and put in 2 table spoons of vegetable oil. Fry the shallots until golden brown and the put it aside. Put the bihun (rice vermicelli) in to the wok. Fry for a short while. Add in the light soya sauce, dark soya sauce and salt to taste. Fry the bihun until the dark soya sauce evenly covered it. Move the bihun to the side, leaving the middle wok portion exposed. Add a little oil. Pour the egg in to the wok and quickly fry the bihun and eggs mixture. Add taugeh and fry for a short while. Squeeze some lime juice over the ried salted fish bihun and garnish with lettuce before serving.

23 comments:

smallkucing said...

aiyo......nice leh.Simple. May i will try it out tmw

Christine said...

I really want to try this one...have to research the salted fish, never really used it although I've had it in restaurants with fried rice, I think

JUNE said...

i don't know hot to cook. i only know how to eat. :) i love bihun.

Cheryl said...

You are a very creative cook!

fufu said...

i wanna stir-fry salted fish with kailan... but cant get both here in germany ><

ops, petai and beehun = nice combination!!

suituapui said...

Ooo...must be nice! Anything chow kiam hu, garenti nice! Hahahahaha!!!

Reanaclaire said...

Looks simple.. dont know i can do it or not.. eh, have u ever tried frying meehoon with pounded black pepper? my indian colleague taught me.. and it was good actually.. :P

Anonymous said...

Pete, your post is really tempting me right now. I want a plate for breakfast coupled with a cup of English tea! :)

iamthewitch said...

I wanna try this one! But I don't wanna cook, can ah? :P

wenn said...

sounds yummy!

Somewhere in Singapore said...

This is yummy... Outside sell one always very oily...

Al said...

I tried cooking angel hair pasta last week with gourmet dried fish and it was fantastic. I added cherry tomatoes and olives...gosh I forgot to save some for my housemates hahaha.

AL

mNhL said...

Salted fish fried rice got la. But bihun, never try before. Ai....the salted fish already make me drool. And I also like to squeeze lime juice on the bihun.

Mummy Moon said...

Wow, never cook salted bihun before, sure I will try this soon.

Chris said...

look nice..

Cheah said...

Now come to think of it, I haven't eaten this for a long, long time. Yours look good!

cleffairy said...

@Pete...Beehoon goreng... can gv me some anot? I give you my address... deliver to me... kakakak...

@smallkucing...I want your beehoon goreng oso... :P Yours is the best... dono wud drug you put inside... I keep tink about ur beehoon all these while. Sobsob... chamm... nid to wait til bday oni can get ur beehoon!

Alice Law said...

Aiyoyor~!! Salted fish(my favourite) in Bihun( I prefer it over noodles), what an excellent match! Hrm... but I'm not sure about the lime, never dress it with fried bihun before(however it does go well with mamak mee goreng).

Have a nice day!

foongpc said...

Yummy! I sometimes eat this for lunch! : )

Ayie said...

i hae been cooking bee hun (bihon) lately

Mummy Moon said...

Hi, thanks for adding me in your blog list, I have added yours too :P

[SK] said...

oh, something creative!! i've only eaten salted fish fried rice, but never with beehoon..

s said...

this is nice,,,