Singapore Popiah

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SINGAPORE POPIAH

by ToTT

A local favourite, this Singapore Popiah recipe uses turnips and carrots with a generous dose of eggs and prawns – wrapped with a thin Popiah skin made of wheat flour and lathered in a sweet and garlicky sauce!

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Cuisine: Asian Course: Appetiser Skill Level: Novice

Prep: 20 mins Cook: 20 mins

Ready in: 40 min Serves: 4 serving


INGREDIENTS:

  • 200g Popiah Skin
  • 1 Cup Peanuts
  • 1 Cup Chopped Shallots
  • 1 Cup Chopped Garlic
  • 1 pc Turnip
  • 1 pc Carrot
  • 200g Beansprouts
  • 200g Prawns
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 Tbps Sugar
  • 2 Tbsp Light Sauce
  • 2 Tbsp Oyster Sauce
  • 1 Tbsp Pepper
  • 2 Tbsp Kicap Manis
  • 2 Tbsp Garlic Chilli

DIRECTIONS:

  • Bake peanuts at 140c for 10 minutes.
  • Crush peanuts with a food processor.
  • Chop up shallots, garlic, turnip and carrots.
  • Heat up wok in low heat with oil, add in shallots and garlic.
  • Stir-fry for about a minute and add in the turnips and carrots.
  • Add in 1 Tbsp sugar, 2 Tbsp Light Sauce, 2 Tbsp Oyster Sauce and 1 Tbsp Pepper.
  • Mix well and add 1 cup of water half a minute in then let it cook for 5 minutes.
  • Boil the beansprouts, prawns for about a minute and the eggs for 7 minutes in the meantime.
  • Prepare the sauce mixture of 2 Tbsp Kicap Manis mixed with garlic chilli.
  • Spread sauce mixture evenly on the Popiah Skin first, sprinkle crushed peanuts, add in cooked turnip and carrots, then finally prawns, eggs (chopped) and beansprouts.
  • Fold them into rolls and cut evenly.