Is there such a dish called Singapore Noodles?

Question

I'm sometimes a little puzzled to find it on the menu overseas. What do you guys and girls think? Feel free to voice out your opinions! :)

Answer 1

yes, but don't be conned - it's not authentic. You can never find such a concoction in Singapore. In Singapore, there are many types of yummy noodle dishes that are created by all the different ethnic groups.

Answer 2

Singapore Noodles (YUMMY & DELISH!)

INGREDIENTS:
1/4 pound thin rice stick noodles (rice vermicelli)
1 pound medium shrimp
2 cups mung bean sprouts
1 red bell pepper
2 cups shredded Napa cabbage
2 carrots
2 green onions
3 teaspoons minced ginger
1/4 cup water or chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon soft brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
4 tablespoons vegetable oil for stir-frying
1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder (Vietnamese brands are good), or to taste

PREPARATION:
Soak the rice noodles in warm water for 15 - 20 minutes, or until they have softened. Drain the noodles in a colander. Prepare the remainder of the ingredients while the noodles are soaking.

Shell and devein the shrimp if needed. Soak the shrimp in warm salted water for 5 minutes. Drain thoroughly.

Clean all the vegetables. Rinse and drain the mung bean sprouts. Cut the red bell pepper in half, remove the seeds and cut into thin strips. Shred the Napa cabbage. Peel the carrots and cut into thin slices. Cut the green onion into thin slices. Mince the ginger.

Prepare the sauce by whisking together the water or chicken broth with the brown sugar and salt and pepper. Set aside.

Heat the wok over medium-high to high heat. Add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the shrimp. Stir-fry the shrimp until they turn pink. Remove from the wok.

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in the wok. When the oil is hot, add the curry powder. Stir-fry for about 30 seconds, then add the ginger and stir-fry until the ginger is aromatic. Stir-fry the vegetables, beginning with the carrot, then adding the red bell pepper, and the Napa cabbage. Stir in the bean sprouts. Stir-fry for about 20 seconds and then add the shrimp back into the pan with the noodles. Stir in the green onions.
Pour the sauce over, tossing the ingredients so that they are absorbed with the sauce. Add a bit more water or chicken broth if the mixture becomes too dry. Taste and adjust the seasoning , adding more sugar, salt, pepper or curry powder as desired. Cook until the sauce is absorbed. Serve hot.

Answer 3

In UK, Singapore Noodles is quite a popular dish even among the Chinese locals. The 'proper' dish cooked at restaurants is actually cooked with Bee Hoon or in cantonese Mai Fun, hence it is more well known as 'Sing Chow Mai Fun'. Cooked with bits of char siew, prawns, chicken, beansprouts, onions, chilli and curry paste with Bee Hoon and topped with sesame seed. Absolutely delicious. The cheaper version as cooked at Chinese Takeaways which cater mainly to the English uses noodles instead as Bee Hoon is harder to prepare and store. Cooked using the other same ingredients but not so tasty but almost there. I think it is termed Singapore as it is chilli hot and curried flavoured.

Pity you can't really get it here but there is a similar dish called Hong Kong Mai Fun. Similar ingredients but lack the chilli and curry paste.

If you are in UK again, try the chilli salt spare ribs at an authentic chinese restaurant. This is something very special - even the good restaurants here like Lei Gardens cannot produce the same taste.

Anyway do tell me if you like the Singapore Noodles. I can cook this very well and am thinking whether or not to set up hawker store here:)

Answer 4

Yes there is. It's a stir fried version of thin egg noodles with char siew (barbecued pork), some shrimp, bean sprouts, and whatever odds and ends there might be. I love it, although to me it only tastes good in Singapore.

Answer 5

The way I've had them are very thin noodles(like egg or cellophane), mixed with different meats(usually chicken, beef, shrimp), some veggies and a brown soy like sauce.

Answer 6

Yes, there is. The noodles, and almost everything else, comes out looking yellow due to the curry. It's really good.

Answer 7

yes . . it's a wonderful dish sometimes available at chinese restaurants . . it is stir fried bean sprouts with some times some protein (like baby shrimp, bits of pork or chicken) and noodles with a bit of curry . . honestly, scrumptuous!!!

Answer 8

I don't know about that but a Singapore Sling is awesome

Answer 9

yep and Singapore rice noodles.. yummy!

Answer 10

yes, it is thin rice noodle with chicken, veggies and shrimp