Description
This Singapore Style Hokkien Mee closely resembles the Penang Hokkien Mee version sans the soup. Unlike most noodle dishes instead of using one type of noodles this dish uses two, the Hokkien and a think rice vermicelli.
Scale
Ingredients
- 250 g thick round rice noodles
- 250 g thick round yellow noodle (Hokkien Noodle)
- 250 g prawns, shells on
- 200 g pork belly, thinly sliced
- 1 pc medium sized squid, sliced
- 8 pcs fish balls, sliced in half
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- fish sauce
- white ground pepper
- oil
Garnishes
- Sambal
- Limes
Instructions
- Remove the head and shells from the prawns, devein and clean the prawn meat then set both aside.
- Put Hokkien Noodle noodles into boiling water over high heat and blanch for 10 seconds. Drain and rinse with cold running water then set aside.
- Undercook thick round rice noodles for 4 minutes according to packet instructions. Drain and rinse with cold running water then set aside.
- Prepare wok then add a small amount of oil, once it’s hot enough fry pork belly pieces until brown and crispy, remove from wok then set aside. Reserve half of the oil then set aside.
- Add the shells into the wok with hot oil and fry them until fragrant and crispy. Pour the chicken stock and bring it to a boil. While liquid is boiling mash the prawn heads and shells with the back of a big slotted spoon or a potato masher then continue to simmer for 3 minutes. Turn heat of then separate liquid with the shells using a fine sieve.
- Rinse the wok then place it back in your stove top. Add the reserved oil then sauté garlic.
- Turn heat to really high then add the fish balls and cook for 3 minutes, remove from wok then set aside.
- Add the sesame oil, squid and prawns and cook for 2 minutes, remove from wok then set aside.
- Return both noodles into the wok, pour the stock, fish balls and crispy pork belly. Turn heat to low then cover the wok and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Remove the cover then season with fish sauce, soy sauce and white ground pepper. The liquid should be thick and starchy not dried up, add water if needed.
- Pour the eggs and add the squid and prawn back then cook for 2 more minutes, stir well to combine then turn heat off.
Oh, I am just about licking the computer screen – Raymund:)
I super-duper love Singapore Hokkien mee…plus the special chili dip that goes with it and for takewaways in the 70’s, they use some dried palm (I think) leaf to wrap. I wonder if they still do that. Yours looks great – lots of ingredients! Yummmm!!!!
★★★★★
Homemade stock and spicy sambal are the stuff of dreams! I love the density of those thick chewy noodles too, but the broth is defintiely the winner here!
★★★★★