Black Pepper Rice Vermicelli

Hi again! :) 

Hope my recipes have been stimulating your appetite! :D 

It rained today! I mean, it rarely rains at where I am residing at you see? So, rain is a really special thing to have here. :) Does anyone realize that rain has a special smell? It depends on where you are, if you are in a place with lots of grass, the rain scent is more refreshing and grassy; if you are at a more dry place - like mine, it smelled sand-ish, but it is still unique! I love the after rain scent. 

Today's rain has brought me to make rice vermicelli, in my home country, we call it bihun/ meehoon. We used to eat so much fried rice vermicelli because it's just an easy dish to prepare and cook. 

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Fried rice vermicelli will be ready in 40 minutes

Ingredients for the black pepper fried rice vermicelli: 

1. Ground pork/ Ground chicken 
2. 2-4 tablespoons of soy sauce
3. 2 tablespoons of minced onion
4. 2 tablespoon of minced garlic
5. 3 tablespoons of ready made black pepper paste
6. 1/2 teaspoons of black pepper
7. 2 tablespoons of water
8. 4 tablespoons of cooking oil 
9. 2 eggs
10. A bowl of lettuces (sliced)/ any vegetables that you like
11. Scallions (optional)

How to get started? 

1. Marinate the ground pork/ chicken with 2 tablespoons of soy sauce with garlic and pepper and set aside for 30 mins. 
2. Boil a pot of water, upon boiling, add the amount of rice vermicelli that would be sufficient for your family/ friends (to soften the rice vermicelli for frying later). 
3. While boiling the water and cooking the rice vermicelli, beat 2 eggs and add some pepper into the eggs. Make omelets from this eggs. Once ready, slice the omelets into long slices to place on top of the rice vermicelli later. 
4. Now, heat up a wok with cooking oil. Add in the minced garlic and onion and fry it for 1-2 minutes. Then, add in the marinated pork. 
5. Once the pork is cooked, add in 3 tablespoons of black pepper sauce and 2 tablespoons of soy sauce for taste and mix it again. 
6. Put 1/2 teaspoons of black pepper into the mixture, then add in the cooked rice vermicelli and mix well for 5 minutes. Then, add any vegetables you would like to accompany the fried rice vermicelli. 
7. Add 2 tablespoons of water to avoid the fried rice vermicelli getting too dry. 
8. Now, you are ready to serve! 

It's really simple and easy, and you can have a variety of options to cook rice vermicelli! If you dislike black pepper, you can just have them plain with soy sauce and dark caramel sauce too. :)

Have fun! 

This is my dish for today: