Fry Hairy Gourd with Bean Vermicelli (Cellophane Noodles, 冬粉)

Ingredients

1. 1 hairy gourd
2. ¼ teaspoon salt
3. ½ tablespoon soya sauce
4. ½ teaspoon sugar
5. 1 garlic
6. 1 small bunch bean vermicelli
7. 2 tablespoon cooking oil
8. 1/2 cup water
9. 1 tablespoon scoop of dried shrimp or dried silver fish.

Method

1. Remove skin of hairy gourd and cut into thin strips (about ½ cm thick).
2. Soak bean vermicelli for 15 mins. Soak dried shrimp if using dried shrimp for 30 mins.
3. Peel garlic and minced.
4. Heat up a pot or wok with oil, add in garlic and dried shrimp or silver fish, fry till fragrant. Add in hairy gourd and stir fry for 3 minutes.  Add in bean vermicelli and 1/2 cup water (can use the water used to soak the dried shrimp too).  Cover to simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Add salt, sugar, soya sauce.  Stir and serve.
6. Vegetarian version do not add the dried shrimp or silver fish.