Simple Delicious Singapore Noodles Recipe

Singapore-style noodles (, ) is a very popular dish in chinese takeaways and restaurants in the uk. Some restaurants like to use char siu pork as one of the main ingredients to make this dish but for my recipe im going to use chicken breast as this is an ingredient that almost anyone can buy. If youre not a fan of chicken you can substitute it with pork but my favourite non char siu pork method is to use left over shredded roast chicken or turkey. Even though this dish is called singapore-style noodles this dish isnt actually from singapore. Apparently it originates from hong kong and as a result is very popular in cantonese style restaurants. I personally think chinese people named this dish singapore-style noodles because they got inspiration from laksa noodles from singapore. I could be wrong but thats how i think. The flavour of the dish is quite strong because the rice noodles in this dish are marinated in ground turmeric and curry powder. You can use different kinds of curry powders to suit your personal preference. One tip for cooking rice noodles at home. Never buy supermarket already soften rice noodles. These pre-softened rice noodles are simply far too soft to stir-fry. Try to buy dry rice noodles if you can and place them in a big mixing bowl and soak for 10-15 minutes. The water temperature should be a little bit warmer than your bath water. This is how to soften rice noodles at home. Its not very difficult or time consuming and you can also use this way to adjust the texture of the rice noodles to suit your personal preference. For example, my husband and i like our noodles a little al-dente so i will just soak the rice noodles in warm water for 10 minutes exactly. On the other hand if you want your noodles softer than soak for longer. 15 minutes is just a little bit less than al-dente.