Shan Noodles (Shan Khauk Swe)

Name: Shan Noodles (Shan Khauk Swe)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Burmese
Ingredients: 400 g flat rice noodles (fresh or soaked dried); 300 g minced pork or chicken; 2 pcs tomatoes (chopped); 1 pcs onion (chopped); 4 cloves garlic (minced); 1 tbsp fermented soybean paste (pè bouk) (or use dark miso as a substitute); 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp paprika (for colour); 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp sesame oil (toasted, for tossing); 30 g roasted peanuts (crushed, for garnish); 100 g pickled mustard greens (chopped, for garnish); spring onion and cilantro (a handful, chopped, for garnish)

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Flat rice noodles from Myanmar's Shan State, tossed with a mildly spiced pork or chicken sauce, sesame and fermented soybean, served either dry-tossed or in a light tomato broth. A defining dish of the Shan highlands, distinct from lowland Burmese cooking.

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Ingredients

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flat rice noodles (fresh or soaked dried)400gminced pork or chicken300gtomatoes · chopped2onion · chopped1garlic · minced4fermented soybean paste (pè bouk) · or use dark miso as a substitute1tbspturmeric powder1tsppaprika · for colour1tspvegetable oil3tbspfish sauce2tbspsesame oil · toasted, for tossing2tbsproasted peanuts · crushed, for garnish30gpickled mustard greens · chopped, for garnish100gspring onion and cilantro · a handful, chopped, for garnishtotaste

Method

Cook the noodles

Boil the flat rice noodles for three minutes until tender, then drain and toss with a little sesame oil to keep them from sticking.

3 min

Fry the aromatics

Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onion and garlic for three minutes until softened.

3 min

Brown the meat

Add the minced pork or chicken, turmeric and paprika, and stir-fry for six minutes until fully cooked and lightly browned.

6 min

Build the sauce

Stir in the tomatoes and fermented soybean paste, and simmer for five minutes until the tomatoes break down into a thick sauce.

For a vegetarian version, swap the meat for crumbled tofu and mushrooms, and replace fish sauce with soy sauce.

5 min

Season the sauce

Stir in the fish sauce, taste, and adjust the seasoning.

Toss and serve

Toss the noodles with the meat sauce, or serve the sauce spooned over the noodles, and top with crushed peanuts, pickled mustard greens, spring onion and cilantro.

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Shan Noodles (Shan Khauk Swe)

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