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Home > Recipes > Noodles > Shan Noodles

Shan Noodles

Published: Jun 21, 2020 · Modified: Mar 22, 2021 · by Khin · This post may contain affiliate links.

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Shan Noodles is sticky rice noodle with chicken tomato sauce and lots of flavourful garlic, chilli and pickle toppings. This noodle is very popular all across Burma, its originally from the people of Shan state, Eastern Burma, border to China, Laos and Thailand.  Shan noodles cooking method and toppings can be slightly different depend on the region. This recipe is how I usually make at our home, simple yet super delicious!

Garlic oil

Heat oil to medium heat and add chopped garlic and stir till the garlic turned into slightly brown, then add the sesame seeds stir for few seconds. Put in a small bowl and set aside.

Chilli oil

Add chilli flakes into a small bowl. Heat oil to medium high heat and pout into to chilli flakes and mix well. Set aside.

Pickle

Julienne the carrot and cut the green chilli into thin slices. Put in a bowl, add salt, sugar, vinegar , water. Mix well and set aside.

Chicken and tomato curry

Cut chicken into small pieces. Finely chop tomato, garlic and shallots. Heat oil and add garlic and shallots, saute for few minutes till the color slighlty bown then add chilli powder, follow by the chicken pieces. Stir for 1-2 minutes then add the chopped tomatoes, cook few mins till the tomatos are soft. Then add salt, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and chinese five spices. Add ½ Cup of water mix well and close the lid for 1-2 mins. ( Add more water as needed if the sauce is too thick. ). Chicken tomato is ready. Set aside.

Boil rice noodles per packet instructions, strain it.

For serving add one portion of noodle into the bowl, add about 2 tbsp of chicken tomato curry, 1 tbsp garlic oil, 1 tsp chilli oil, peanuts, pickle, spring onions and 1 tsp sweet soy sauce. (add some salt if needed.)

shan noodles
shan noodles

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shan noodle

Shan noodle

5 from 4 votes
Print Pin Rate
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: burmese cuisine
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories:
Author: Khin

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 300 g Chicken 
  • 200 g Dry rice Noodles
  • 2 Vine Tomato 
  • 2 Shallots
  • 3-4 Garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp Paprika/Chilli powder
  • 2 tsp Light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp Dark soy sauce
  • 1 tsp Salt 
  • ¼ tsp Chinese five spices 
  • ½ cup Water
  • 2-3 Spring Onions 
  • 3-4 tbsp Sweet Soy sauce 
  • Crushed Roasted Peanuts to garnish

Garlic oil 

  • 10-12 cloves Garlic 
  • ½ cup Oil 
  • 1 tbsp Sesame seed

Chilli Oil

  • 2 tbsp Chilli flakes
  • ½ cup Oil 

 Pickle

  • 1 Carrot
  • 2-3 Green Chilli
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Vinegar 
  • 1 tbsp Water

Instructions

Garlic oil

  •  Heat oil to medium heat and add chopped garlic and stir till the garlic turned into slightly brown, then add the sesame seeds stir for few seconds. Put in a small bowl and set aside.

Chilli Oil

  • Add chilli flakes into a small bowl. Heat oil to medium high heat and pout into to chilli flakes and mix well. Set aside.

Pickle

  • Julienne the carrot and cut the green chilli into thin slices. Put in a bowl, add salt, sugar, vinegar , water. Mix well and set aside.

Chicken and tomato curry

  • Cut chicken into small pieces. Finely chop tomato, garlic and shallots. Heat oil and add garlic and shallots, saute for few minutes till the color slighlty bown then add chilli powder, follow by the chicken pieces. Stir for 1-2 minutes then add the chopped tomatoes, cook few mins till the tomatos are soft. Then add salt, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and chinese five spices. Add ½ Cup of water  mix well and close the lid for 1-2 mins. ( Add more water as needed if the sauce is too thick. ). Chicken tomato is ready. Set aside.
  • Boil rice noodles per packet instructions, strain it.
  • For serving add one portion of noodle into the bowl, add about 2 tbsp of chicken tomato curry, 1 tbsp garlic oil, 1 tsp chilli oil, peanuts, pickle, spring onions and 1 tsp sweet soy sauce. (add some salt if needed.)

Notes

Choose the sticky rice noodle and make sure not to over cooked the noodles, Shan noodles should be a bit chewy and sticky. But its totally fine to use any rice noodles availble. You can put chilli bean sauce and mustard leaves pickle in the topping as well. 
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  1. Michael S says

    January 04, 2022 at 8:58 pm

    5 stars
    So simple and delicious! Return to this recipe often

    Reply
    • Khin says

      January 05, 2022 at 11:25 pm

      Happy that you like, Michael. Thanks for sharing feedback.

      Reply

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