How To Make Easy Singapore Seafood Pao Fan (Crispy Rice Pao Fan)

Step 1

Soak fish maw in warm water until soften and then cut into bite-size pieces. Marinate the fish slices for 30 minutes while you prepare other things

Step 2

Peel the shells from the shrimp and save the shells to make the stock. You may need more than 400 grams of shrimp to get 400 grams of shells and/or heads. I usually save up some shrimp shells and sometimes the heads for the purpose of making a stock

Step 3

Bring chicken broth to a boil. Add the shrimp shells/heads. Cover with a lid to let it simmer for about 30 minutes. Then strain off the solids, then add shiitake mushrooms, fish maw, mushroom powder/sole fish powder, sugar, and salt to your taste

Step 4

It is best to use leftover cooked rice that has been refrigerated. If you don't have any, follow this recipe but cook 2 or 3 cups worth of rice. Make sure you spread the cooked rice out to let it cools down and then put it in the fridge to let it dry out.

Step 5

I like to chill the rice in the freezer for about 30 minutes or so. Pour about 1 inch of oil and heat it up over medium heat. When you insert a skewer or chopstick inside the oil, you will see bubbles around it. The oil is ready. Scatter some of the rice in the oil. The rice should float and puff. Continue to scatter the rice. They will clump together, but don't worry about it. They can be separated when they are crispy. Fry until the rice grains are lightly golden brown and crispy. Remove from the oil into an absorbent paper towel

Step 6

Use the same oil you use to fry the rice. Heat them over medium heat. Beat the eggs along with the seasonings until foamy. Use a strainer and pour the eggs through the strainer and they will flow down and bubbles up in the hot oil. Fry until they are crispy while separating the eggs into large chunks. Remove from the oil into an absorbent paper towel and set aside

Step 7

If you want to fry some anchovies (ikan bilis), you can do so in the same oil and fry them until crispy and set aside. I got some store-bought fried anchovies and peanuts so I didn't make any

Step 8

Bring the stock you prepare earlier back to a boil. Add fish maw and corn kernels. Cook for about 5 minutes. Then add shrimp and fish fillet and cook for about 1-2 minutes or so until they are cooked through. Off the heat. Stir in the goji berries. They will soften once they touch the broth. At this point you can either add the rice into the broth or portion out rice into an individual serving bowl and then ladle the broth over along with the seafood

Step 9

Serve the pao fan with some sprinkle of crispy rice, crispy eggs, crispy anchovies and peanuts if you like along with other topping suggestions. Serve immediately