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Hokkien Hae Mee / Prawn Noodles

Looks appetising doesn't it!! It certainly is shiok!! I think my photography is improving:-)


Ingredients

egg noodles (oil noodles)
prawns
stock (either from pork ribs or other meat stock)
pork fat (cube and deep fried)
pork (whole piece)
bean sprouts
kangkong
soya sauce
salt
msg
star anise
block sugar
pepper (lots)
red chillie
garlics


Garnish:

Fish cake (sliced) - no recipe here, so you have to buy it! 
spring onion (chopped)
fried shallots (finely sliced shallots and fry in oil till fragrant)

Sauce
garlic (chopped)
Chillie (Chopped)
light soya sauce

Method:

Boil pork ribs for stock. 

Shell and clean prawns.  Crush and keep the shells for stock.

In the wok, fry pork fat till crisy. Remove and live some oil.  Fry chopped 
garlic and chillie till fragrant, add prawn shells, fry briefly and add in 
stock. Boil for around 20 minutes. 

Strain and add pork.  Once pork is cooked, remove and slice.  Briefly cook
the prawn in the stock and remove.

Season the stock with pepper, dark soya sauce, salt, sugar and msg.

In a seperate pot of water, blanch bean sprout and kangkong, last throw
in the noodles and briefly cook, then strain. (never over cook the noodles)

Put all ingredients in a bowl and pour prawn soup over, garnish with spring
onions, fried shallots, fish cake and served with chopped chillie and garlic
in light soya sauce.



 
Source - Thian's Mom
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