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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Stir-fried vermicelli with seafood is a stir-fried dish that is delicious and nutritious for the whole family in the morning or on days when you’re tired of rice, with an appealing flavor that enriches family meals. Let’s get cooking with TasteVN and make this stir-fried dish right away!
Ingredients for Stir-fried Vermicelli with Seafood For 2 people
Vermicelli 200 gr Squid 100 gr Shrimp 100 gr Chicken egg 1 piece Bell pepper 1/2 piece Shallots 1 bulb Green onions 2 stalks Ginger 1 piece Parsley 1 bunch Napa cabbage 4 leaves Broccoli 2 stalks Oyster sauce 1/2 tablespoon Soy sauce 1/2 tablespoon Cooking oil 3 tablespoons Common spices a little (Salt/ Seasoning/ Monosodium glutamate)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh squid
- Fresh squid will have a shiny color, with the body being a milky white mixed with dark brown.
- When pressing on the squid’s body with your hand, it will quickly return to its original position and will not leave a dent.
- Avoid buying squid with cloudy, yellow, protruding eyes, or leaking fluid. The head, tentacles, and whiskers should easily separate and feel soft.
How to choose and buy fresh shrimp
- You should choose shrimp with transparent legs, firmly attached to the shrimp body.
- Fresh shrimp, not injected with chemicals, have a slightly curved body, firm flesh, the shell joints on the shrimp body are flexible, not disconnected, the head and body of the shrimp are tightly connected, and the head does not fall off from the body.
- Avoid buying unusually plump shrimp, with an expanded body, and a tail that spreads out and cannot be folded back, as this indicates shrimp that have been injected with chemicals or water to make them look plump.
See details: How to choose and buy fresh shrimp
How to prepare Seafood Stir-fried Vermicelli
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Prepare vegetables
Peel and finely chop ginger and shallots. Clean the bell peppers, remove the seeds, and cut them into small square pieces.
Wash the green onions, parsley, mustard greens, and napa cabbage, then cut them into bite-sized pieces about 1.5 finger lengths long.
Use scissors to cut the vermicelli into bite-sized pieces, then soak the vermicelli in cold water for about 5 – 10 minutes until soft, then drain.
Tips for preparing vermicelli to make it chewy and not clump together when stir-frying
- Step 1: Separate the vermicelli into small bundles and loosen the strands.
- Step 2: Soak the vermicelli in cold water for about 5 – 10 minutes.
- Step 3: Blanch the vermicelli in boiling water and quickly remove it.
- Step 4: Soak the vermicelli in cold water immediately after blanching to maintain its chewiness.
- Step 5: Mix the vermicelli with oil or egg whites to prevent it from sticking together.
See more: 7 Steps to stir-fry vermicelli without sticking, without clumping, keeping it chewy and intact
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Blanching squid and shrimp
Soak the shrimp in diluted salt water for about 1 – 2 minutes to reduce the fishy smell, then peel off the head and shell, rinse thoroughly with water, and let it drain.
Clean the squid well with water, then remove the tentacles, bones, and internal organs, cut into bite-sized pieces, and soak in diluted salt water for about 2 minutes before rinsing again with clean water.
Finally, blanch the prepared squid and shrimp in boiling water at 100 degrees Celsius until firm, then remove to a bowl.
Steps to properly prepare squid:
- Step 1: Hold the body of the squid with one hand and the head with the other, gently pull up, and carefully peel off the ink sac.
- Step 2: Use a knife to cut off the eyes and beak of the squid.
- Step 3: Make a light cut at the head of the squid’s body. One hand holds the squid meat firmly, while the other hand grips the skin and pulls it off.
- Step 4: Clean the insides and head of the squid and rinse thoroughly with water.
See details: How to properly clean squid
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Stir-fry shrimp and squid
Add minced shallots and ginger along with 3 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan, sauté until the garlic and shallots are fragrant. Then add shrimp, squid, 1 tablespoon of seasoning, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1/2 tablespoon of soy sauce, stir until the shrimp and squid absorb the seasoning.
After that, crack 1 egg into the pan, stir-fry over medium heat until the egg is slightly cooked.
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Stir-fried vermicelli
After stir-frying the squid, shrimp, and eggs are done, add the vermicelli and stir evenly for about 2 minutes until the vermicelli is about 40% cooked. Add the napa cabbage and broccoli, turn up the heat, and stir until the vegetables are slightly wilted, then add 1/2 tablespoon of oyster sauce.
Stir until the vegetables are just cooked, then add celery, green onions, and bell peppers. Stir for 1 minute over medium heat until the bell peppers are cooked, then add 1 teaspoon of pepper, mix well, and adjust the seasoning to taste before turning off the heat.
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Final product
The seafood stir-fried vermicelli when completed will be extremely delicious with the sweetness of napa cabbage combined with the soft, tasty vermicelli. This will be a very delicious and nutritious dish for the whole family to enjoy.
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Finally, we have completed the super delicious, attractive seafood stir-fried vermicelli. TasteVN wishes you success with this stir-fry!
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