大蝦辣汁涼拌米粉【時尚雜誌邀稿 (五)】 Chilli King Prawn and Rice Vermicelli Salad 【Recipes for Vogue magazine ( 5 )】

在前幾篇網誌之一的「雞肉芝麻拌涼麵」裏我提到在夏天時吃拌涼麵的種類、各種美味和方便之處。

In one of my previous posts " Chicken and sesame noodle salad ", I talked about eating cold noodles in hot summer days; how many different types of cold noodle dishes there are, how convenient they can be and how delicious they all are.

今次便來和大家分享這道涼拌米粉。

So this time, I would like to share with you how to make this " Chilli king prawn and vermicelli salad ". It's also a cold noodle dish, but for this recipe I've used vermicelli instead.

我與米粉有很深厚的感情。因為小時媽媽常煮給我們作早餐吃。

小小的一碗帶湯的米粉線，上面有葱花炒蛋和煎香腸片。連早上不肯吃東西的我也願意吃過才上學去。

Vermicelli and I have got such a long and sentimental connection. My mum used to cook it for us for breakfast quite often when we were little.

A small bowl of fine white noodles in a broth; with some fried spring onions scrambled eggs, and a few slices of seared pork sausages on top. Although I was not keen on eating anything in the morning, but whenever my mum made this, I would be happy to have some before I went to school.

做涼拌米粉更方便，只需把乾米粉在沸水中泡浸 5 - 10 分鐘，冲冷水、瀝乾；便可以拌進配料同吃了。

Making a cold vermicelli salad is much simpler. All you have to do is soak the fine noodles in boiling water for 5 - 10 minutes, refresh under cold water and drain. Then just add the cooked seafood or meat, salad; stir in the dressing, mix well together and serve.

大蝦辣汁涼拌米粉

( 4 人份 )

材料：

• 米粉 240g 根據包裝指示浸軟，冲冷水、瀝乾備用
• 中型大蝦 24 - 32 隻 ( 每人 6 - 8 隻 ) 去殼去腸灼熟
• 青瓜 1 條切幼絲
• 紅蘿蔔 2 條切幼絲
• 紅燈籠椒 1 隻切幼絲
• 西生菜一隻切絲 ( 不在材料圖內 )
• 薄荷葉少許
• 莞茜作裝飾

醬汁料：

A.

• 蒜頭 2 粒拍扁
• 薑 2 cm 厚一塊除皮切成數角
• 小紅辣椒 2 隻切幼
• 香茅 3 株除去外皮和切去硬根部份，拍扁底部，切段
• 葱 2 條切段

B.

• 鱼露 3 湯匙
• 3 隻檸檬汁
• 麻油 3 湯匙
• 淺色黃糖 2 湯匙

Chilli King Prawn and Rice Vermicelli Salad 

( serves 4 )

Ingredients:

• 240g rice vermicelli, soak the vermicelli according to the instructions on the packet, refresh under cold water and drain
• 24 - 32 medium size king prawn ( 6 - 8 per person ), shelled, deveined and cooked.
• 1 cucumber, julienned
• 2 carrots, julienned
• 1 red pepper, sliced lengthways
• 1 iceberg lettuce, sliced into thin strips ( not in the ingredients photo )
• Small bunch of mint
• Coriander to devorate

For the dressing:

A.

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 cm piece of ginger, peeled and grated
• 2 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
• 3 lemongrass stalks, outer leaves removed, finely chopped
• 2 spring onions, finely sliced

B.

• 3 tbsp fish sauce
• Juice of 3 lemons
• 3 tbsp sesame oil
• 2 tbsp light brown sugar

做法：

1. 把醬汁料 A. 放進攪拌機去打成幼粒，與醬汁料 B. 一起在碗內攪拌成沙拉醬汁。
2. 把一半切了絲的西生菜鋪在大碟的底部排開。另一半生菜絲與青瓜、紅蘿蔔、紅燈籠椒絲和薄荷葉拌成沙拉。
3. 把熟大蝦加進沙拉醬汁中沾浸過後取起留用。然後再將米粉加進沙拉去，倒進沙拉醬汁一起拌勻，用大夾子把涼拌好的辣汁米粉沙拉放在鋪了生菜絲的大碟上，再排上沾了汁的大蝦；灑下莞茜上桌。

Method:

1. Put the dressing ingredients A in a processor to blend into small pieces, tip it in a bowl with dressing ingredients B; stir well to make the salad dressing.
2. Place half of the shredded lettuce on a big deep plate, put the remaining half of the lettuce in with the cucumber; carrots; red peppers and mint leaves together to make the salad.
3. Dip each of the king prawns in the salad dressing to coat then leave to one side. add the rice vermicelli in the salad, pour in the salad dressing to mix well together.  Use a tong to lift the vermicelli salad onto  the lettuce in the big plate; arrange the king prawns on top of the salad, garnish with coriander and serve.  

在陰霾翳悶的一個夏日雨天中。一碟清爽的大蝦辣汁涼拌米粉，活亮了的不單是你的味蕾；還會替你揮去那被牽動的愁緒。

In a grey and rainy summer day. A plate of this light and crunchy chilli king prawn and rice vermicelli salad; not only will it revitalize your dulled taste buds, it will helped to lift up our dampened spirits too.