Fried Meefoon

    Breakfast & Brunch · Lunch & Dinner · Chicken · Pasta · Rice · Chinese · Creole · Noodles · Street Food

    Usually made from rice flour and water, Bee Hoon is used in various forms throughout Asia. Known as Meefoon in Mauritius, they are a great alternative to noodles and are much lighter!

    Ingredients

    • 200 g rice vermicelli (meefoon)
    • 1 boneless chicken
    • 2 carrots
    • 50 g of "bréde de chine"
    • 50 g of soy sprouts
    • 6 large shrimps
    • 2 sweet sausage
    • 6 branches of spring onion
    • 1 egg
    • soya sauce
    • pepper

    Method

    1. In a large bowl of hot water soak the meefoon for 10 to 15 minutes (until softened), drain and set aside.
    2. Meanwhile, peel and cut the carrots into sticks, wash and chop the spring onion.
    3. Cut the chicken into slices and cut the shrimps in half.
    4. Heat a wok with a little oil and add cook the chicken for 5 minutes and set aside.
    5. Saute the shrimp and sausage at the same time in the same wok for 5 minutes and set aside.
    6. Brown the carrots for 5 minutes then add the soy sprouts and the brèdes. Add chicken, shrimp, sausage, soy sauce, onion tail and pepper and mix.
    7. Add the egg and mix well. Then add the meefoon and mix with all the rest so that the meefoon is mixed with all the ingredients.
    8. Cook for another 3 minutes.
    9. Serve with garlic sauce and chili paste.

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