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Found a recipe from: http://kuali.com/recipes/

Northern-Style Fried Rice Vermicelli (Bihun Goreng Utara)

By Liza Zainol

Ingredients

o 3 tablespoons cooking oil
o 4 shallots, chopped finely
o 4 cloves garlic, chopped finely
o 1 tablespoon dried shrimps, washed and drained
o 2 tablespoons preserved soybean paste (tauchu)
o 200g unpeeled prawns, washed
o 200g rice vermicelli (bihun), soaked until soft
o 4 stalks flowering cabbage (choy sum/sawi), cut into 3cm lengths

Chilli paste (mix together)
o 2 tablespoons chilli powder
o 125ml water

Seasoning
o 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
o 1 tablespoon squid/fish sauce
o 1 tablespoon vinegar
o 1 teaspoon salt
o 1 teaspoon sugar
o 1/8 teaspoon pepper
o 150g Chinese chives, cut into 3cm lengths
o 150g beansprouts
o 2 pieces hard beancurd (tau kwa), deep fried and cut into cubes

Garnish
o 3 red chillies, sliced
o 3 tablespoons shallot crisps
o 3 stalks spring onion, cut into 3cm lengths
o 2 eggs, fried into an omelette with a pinch of salt and sliced thinly
o 3 limes, cut into wedges

Method

Heat the oil in a wok over a medium flame to sauté the shallots and garlic until fragrant. Add the chilli paste and fry until aromatic ? about 3 minutes. Add the dried shrimps and fry for a minute before adding the bean paste and fresh prawns. Stir-fry until aromatic.

Add the rice vermicelli, flowering cabbage and seasoning ingredients. Stir-fry to mix thoroughly, about 5 minutes.

Add the chives, bean sprouts and fried beancurd and stir-fry to mix well. Turn off the flame and dish out unto a serving platter. Garnish before serving.

Note : This popular breakfast fare and anytime snack is fried in a dry style, with the chilli powder and chives lending their aromas.

Credits to and source taken from: http://kuali.com/recipes/

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Source: The Straits Times

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They parked their vehicles haphazardly along KM234 of the North-South Expressway and scooped the coins into helmets, pockets, plastic bags and whatever else that they could find until they were stopped by the police.

Some were seen squatting on the highway to collect the 10 sen, 20 sen and 50 sen coins and refused to budge despite pleas from the owners, who were on their way to distribute the coins to stores in Malacca.

Others ran to the middle and fast lanes to collect them with no regard for their safety.

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