Macanese cuisine: One recipe, two generations

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: almond milk

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: tofu

Tofu is a budget-friendly protein alternative.

pork

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken

Chicken is often more affordable than pork.

fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is a cost-effective substitute for fresh fish.

Peel the prawns and butterfly them, saving the shells for the stock and the heads for garnish.

Sauté shallots, garlic, onion, and chili pepper.

Add balichão sauce to the sautéed mixture.

Add the prawns and Chinese white wine, letting it flame.

Prepare the stock with prawn shells and white wine, letting it simmer for one hour.

Once the stock is ready, add the rice vermicelli and prawns, letting it simmer for a while.

Fry the rice vermicelli for garnish.

Place the fried rice vermicelli on top of the noodles before serving.

Garnish with spring onion.

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