This dish is totally out of this world. Honestly, the photos don’t do any justice. I’m not a big fan of rice but tonight I gobbled up 1 big bowl of rice!!! Maybe a little more than 1 bowl…shh!!! It’s really fun to put some popcorn into this dish…and it blends in so well. I love eating rice with chips when I was young. So, I thought some popcorn shouldn’t be that bad. And…I was not cuckoo…it was so yummy!!! Lately, salted egg yolk is so popular. I’ll just go with the flow and keep the hype going!
Equipment
- Mei Wok
Ingredients
- 8 prawns
- 6 salted egg yolks, separate into breadcrumbs
- ½ cup popping corn
- 2 bundles vermicelli
- 4 kale (leaves only)
- 6 tofu puffs
- 2 Thai red peppers, thin pieces
- 4 medium garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp spring onion, thin pieces
- 1 tbsp dried garlic (optional)
- 1 tbsp pepper salt prawn spices
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp spicy peanut & fish bones
- 1 bowl of oil for deep frying
- 1 egg, mixed well
- 1 egg, mixed well
Instructions
- Wash and devein the prawns. Trim the antenna and legs but don’t cut them completely. Marinate the prawns with white pepper, sesame oil, and cooking wine. Set aside for 15 mins.
- Steam the egg yolk for 10 mins. Let it cool for 10 mins and then separate them into small pieces.
- Heat the oil in the Mei Kitchen wok. When it’s hot, put the popping corn in the wok. In 3-5 seconds, they will become popcorn. Set aside.
- Then put the vermicelli into the oil. Again, in 1-2 seconds, it will become crispy vermicelli. Set aside.
- Put the kale into the wok for 5 seconds and remove them right away. Set aside.
- Deep fry the tofu puffs for 1 min. Set aside.
- Mix the prawns with an egg. Then dip the prawns into the sweet potato starch. Put the prawns into the oil and cook for 1-2 mins (depending on the size of the prawns). Set aside.
- Wash the wok as we are now ready to mix all the ingredients together.8. Wash the wok as we are now ready to mix all the ingredients together.
- Put 1 tbsp oil into the wok. When it’s hot, throw in the salted egg yolks. Stir it for 1 min until you see some bubbles. Then put the red peppers, garlic, green onions, dried garlic (optional), pepper salt prawn spices, salt, and spicy peanut and fish bones together. Fry it for a minute.
- Put the popcorn, crispy vermicelli, kale, tofu puffs, and prawns into the salted egg yolk mixture and fry until everything blends in well.
- Ladle into a serving dish and garnish with either green onions or cilantro.
