Singapore noodles (Sing Chow Mai Fun) | Gluten Free Asian Recipes | Healthy gf Asian (2024)

by Daphne Goh

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Singapore noodles or Sing Chow Mai Fun is a very popular takeout dish in Western Chinese cuisine. The origin of this dish is not quite what its name suggest, it is actually a Cantonese dish, not Singaporean. Likewise, you can usually find Singapore noodles or Sing Chow Mai Fun at Cantonese restaurants in Western countries. Like Australia, Canada, United States and England. As well as a popular street food (hawker food) in Hong Kong. Have you tried looking for this dish in Singapore? Chances are you will end up in disappointment. Because it is very unusual or even non-existence there. While the origin is unclear. Singapore noodles is no doubt one of the many favourite Chinese restaurant takeout dishes that tastes really good.

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Gluten Free Singapore Noodles (Sing Chow Mai Fun)

Furthermore, Singapore noodles (Sing Chow Mai Fun) is a stir-fried rice vermicelli noodles dish. The bonus is that it is very easy to replicate at home. Besides, they typically season it with curry powder. Moreover, their common ingredients are meat like chicken, beef, Chinese barbeque pork, ham, and Chinese sausages (Lap Cheong). Or prawns with scramble eggs or omelette and mix vegetables. For my gluten free recipe, my main ingredients are curry powder, prawns, gluten free leg ham, zucchini and carrots. Plus egg omelette as garnish when you serve this dish. This Singapore noodles (Sing Chow Mai Fun) recipe is not only gluten free but also dairy free and nut free.

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You may also like my other gluten free Asian noodles:

  • Easy Prawns Lo Mein;
  • Char Hor Fun (Rice Noodles in Egg Gravy);
  • Asian Mushrooms and Vegetables Stir-Fry Noodles;
  • Hokkien Fried Noodles;
  • Pork and Choy Sum Stir-Fry Rice Noodles;
  • Pad Thai;
  • Malaysian Curry Laksa (King Prawns and Chicken Laksa);
  • Fish Cakes with Rice Noodles; and
  • Beef and Zucchini Stir-Fry Noodles.
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Singapore Noodles (Sing Chow Mai Fun)

Singapore noodles or Sing Chow Mai Fun is a very popular stir-fried rice vermicelli noodles takeout dish in Western Chinese cuisine. It is also a well liked street food in Hong Kong.

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Noodle

Cuisine: Cantonese, Chinese

Diet: Gluten Free

Keyword: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free, Prawn, Rice Noodle, Stir-Fry Noodle

Servings: 8 people

Calories: 671.83kcal

Author: Daphne Goh

Ingredients

  • 8 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 kg large king prawns peeled and deveined with tails intact (reserve all prawn shells)
  • 340 g canned gluten free leg ham thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 medium onion halved and sliced into thin wedges
  • 2 inch ginger peeled and finely grated
  • 500 g rice vermicelli noodles or any gluten free thin rice noodles
  • 3 medium zucchini finely shredded
  • 3 medium carrots peeled and finely shredded
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste

For the Sauce:

For the Marinade:

For the Omelette:

For the Garnish:

  • 1 medium zucchini finely shredded
  • 1 medium carrots peeled and finely shredded

Instructions

  • Combine prawns with marinade in a large bowl and mix well.

  • Prepare and mix the sauce ingredients in a separate bowl.

  • Preheat fan force oven to 160C or 320F.

  • Place the leg ham pieces into a non-stick large baking pan lined with baking paper. Grill the leg ham pieces in the oven for around 20 minutes or until brown and crispy on both sides. Thinly slice the ham pieces with a kitchen scissor.

  • Fill a medium pot half full of water, bring to a boil and turn off the heat. Add the rice noodles into the wok for 2 minutes or until the rice noodles are just soft. Separate the noodles, drain the water and set aside.

For the prawn broth:

  • Wash reserved prawn shells thoroughly with water.

  • Add all the prawn shells into a medium pot filled with 4 cups water. Boil to a boil. Then simmer on low for 30 minutes. Turn off heat. Set aside.

For the omelette:

  • Crack all the eggs into a medium bowl, add the salt and ground white pepper. Beat all the eggs well with a fork.

  • Heat up a medium non-stick frying pan with some extra virgin olive oil on medium to high heat. Empty half of beaten egg mixture into the frying pan, turn the heat to medium. Move the frying pan around to distribute the egg evenly, pan-fry for about 2 to 3 minutes or until the bottom of the omelette turn slightly brown. Turn the omelette around and cook for roughly the same time. Remove omelette onto a plate. Repeat with remaining egg mixture by adding a bit more rice bran oil. Cut the omelette into thin strips. Set aside. Clean pan with kitchen paper towel.

  • Heat up the non-stick frying pan again with some extra virgin olive oil, pan fry the prawns on medium to high heat for 2 minutes or until just cooked. Remove prawns and set aside.

For cooking the noodles:

Notes

Allergens: Soy, eggs and crustaceans.

Nutrition Facts

Singapore Noodles (Sing Chow Mai Fun)

Serving Size

1 people

Amount per Serving

Calories

671.83

% Daily Value*

Fat

27.08

g

42

%

Saturated Fat

5.96

g

37

%

Trans Fat

0.02

g

Polyunsaturated Fat

3.38

g

Monounsaturated Fat

15.37

g

Cholesterol

306.61

mg

102

%

Sodium

2551.18

mg

111

%

Potassium

801.14

mg

23

%

Carbohydrates

68.3

g

23

%

Fiber

4.62

g

19

%

Sugar

8.1

g

9

%

Protein

35.99

g

72

%

Vitamin A

5732.41

IU

115

%

Vitamin C

21.31

mg

26

%

Calcium

154.95

mg

15

%

Iron

3.72

mg

21

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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