Rice Vermicelli in Soup (Meehoon Soup)

As I was busy spring cleaning our home today, I decided to just cook something simple for hubs and myself for lunch. Personally, I love noodles a lot, basically any kind of noodles from yellow mee, udon, rice vermicelli or spaghetti! :D

Well, when I said simple to make and yet happy enough to enjoy my lunch? It must be a combination of 2 of my favorites right? Noodles in soup! :D:D

Alright, let me just share this short recipe, yet super delicious! You will like it! 

Preparation time: 35 minutes (included time for marination so it looked like it took a long time)
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Rice vermicelli soup will be ready in 45 minutes

Ingredients for the rice vermicelli in soup:

1. Rice vermicelli (as much as you need)
2. 1/2 teaspoon of sesame oil
3. 2 tablespoons of pork based soup paste/ chicken broth/ pork broth
4. 1/4 teaspoon of pepper
5. 3 tablespoons of soy sauce
6. 1.5 L of water
7. 1 cup of sliced into bite size chicken/ pork 
8. 1 scallion
9. Spinach

How to get started?

1. In a bowl, mix the sliced chicken/ pork with the pepper and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce. Leave it to marinate for about 20-30 minutes. 
2. Boil the 1.5 L of water. While it is boiling, add all the ingredients above except the meat, rice vermicelli, scallion and spinach. 
3. On another new pot, heat up a pot of water - this is to cook the rice vermicelli.
4. Then, add the marinated chicken/ pork into the boiling pot of soup and let it cook further for 5 minutes. 
5. Lastly, add in the spinach and allow it to cook for 2 minutes. 
6. Drain the rice vermicelli from the water, and place them into bowls for serving.
7. Add the soup to the top of the rice vermicelli. 
8. Lastly, decorate the top with some fried shallots, fried garlic and cut scallions. 

You are ready! Please try this!