Leftover Magic: Prawn Noodle

We hate to waste food; and are proud to say that we very rarely do so at home! We often reconstruct dinner leftovers for lunch the following day - either for fried rice or noodles. In the above picture, you see our prawn noodle lunch reconstructed from two dishes below:


1. Steamed Prawns

2. Stirfried Kailan with Oyster Mushrooms

The extra ingredients are minimal. Follow the below steps for a delicious lunch!


Level: Easy
Preparation Time: 20mins
Serves: 2


Ingredients:
4 - 5 smal buncles of dry prawn noodles
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp light soy sauce
1 tsp chili oil with chili flakes
1 tbsp olive oil


Preparation
1. Boil half a pot of boiling water. When water starts to boil, put in dried noodles. Remove from boiling water when the noodles are sufficiently cooked. (Make sure they are not soggy)
2. Heat wok, pour 1tbsp olive oil
3. Add leftover prawns (8-10 pieces)
4. Add leftover vegetable stirfry
5. Mix ingredients well in the wok
6. Add the cooked noodles in the wok
7. Add in the oyster sauce, light soy sauce and dried chili oil
8. Mix well for 3-5mins
9. Serve in a bowl. Enjoy!

Steamed Prawns

Steamed Prawns

Being raised in Singapore means having access to fresh seafood at economical prices! I love everything about living in Chicago, but have to admit that one of the things I miss most from home is fresh seafood. Imagine the delight when we discovered fresh prawns at H Mart in Niles! And with head intact to boot! So prawns have become one of our must-buys when we go to H Mart. In order to take advantage of the freshness of the prawns, we decided to have a simple steamed prawns dish today. No complicated flavors; just the freshness of the succulent prawns! Enjoy!

Serves: 2 - 3
Level: Easy
Preparation Time: 20mins

Ingredients
15-20 medium sized fresh prawns (preferably with heads intact)
1 inch of fresh ginger (skinned and sliced)
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of sugar
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 cloves of garlic (chopped)
0.5 -1 tsp white pepper (to taste)

Preparation
1. Clean prawns, remove feelers and legs.

2. Add pinch of salt over the prawns, and mix thoroughly
3. In a separate bowl, mix the chopped garlic, sesame oil, white pepper, a pinch of sugar and 3 tbsp of water.
4. Pour mixture over prawns and mix well.
5. Let the prawns marinate for 15-20mins

6. Place the prawns in a plate for steaming. Place the ginger slices evenly around the plate.
7. Get the steamer ready.
8. Steam the prawns for 10-15mins until ready.
9. The prawns go well with a sauce dip that consists of light soy sauce and a bit of dried chilli oil.

10. Enjoy!