Stir-Fry Rice Vermicelli

Stir-fry rice vermicelli (炒米粉) is a simple and quick recipe. Rice Vermicelli is a type of plain noodle made from rice and is very popular in Southeast Asia. It is known as rice noodles or rice sticks in English and it is called bee hoon, mee hoon, or bihun (米粉) in Chinese.

There are a lot of ingredients you can add for stir-fry rice vermicelli. Today, I will show you an easy way to stir-fry rice noodles with shallots, carrots, and Chinese cabbage. These ingredients can be easily found in grocery stores or markets and suitable for every home recipe.

There are many varieties of rice vermicelli brands in the market and their texture are slightly different. Some are softer than others thus easier to break when stir-frying. Read our article on how to stirfry rice vermicelli without breaking them.

Recipe Ingredients

The recipe calls for:

• 200 gram Rice Vermicelli
• 1 medium size carrot
• half medium size Chinese Cabbage
• 7 shallots

Seasoning

• 2 tbsp Oyster Sauce
• 3 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Pepper
• 1 tsp Dark Soy Sauce
• 2 tbsp Cooking Oil

How to Stir-Fry Rice Vermicelli (Bee Hoon)?

1. Add water to the wok. Bring it to boil. Add 1 tbsp oil (this is to avoid the rice vermicelli stick together). Put in rice vermicelli and cook for 1 minute. Take it out immediately after 1 minute.

2. Put the parboiled rice vermicelli into a bowl and cover it with a lid. Set aside.

3. Add 2 tbsp of cooking oil into the medium heat wok or pan. Add the shallots, stir-fry until fragrant and slightly turn into light golden brown color.

4. Add carrots and stir-fry it for 1 minute (or until you see the oil turn to orange).

5. Add the cabbage and stir-fry for 1 minute.

6. Add in some hot water.

7. Add in the seasoning (oyster sauce, soy sauce, salt, sugar and pepper). Mix it well. Close the lids and simmer it for around 1 minute with medium heat.

8. Cut and divide the rice vermicelli into 4 portions.
   Note: In China, one of the popular superstitions is that noodles symbolize long life. Thus, the longer your noodle is, the better. By cutting your noodle, you are essentially cutting your life short.

9. Pour in the parboiled rice vermicelli and stir-fry it gently.

10. Add in 1 tsp dark soy sauce to enhance the color. It is done when you see the rice vermicelli is dry.