Description
Fish Soup Bee Hoon or fish head bee hoon is a Singaporean- dish made out of rice noodles called bee hoon in rich fish stock made by boiling fish head and bones with hints of milk served with fried fish fillet slices, vegetables and tomatoes.
Ingredients
Fish Stock
- 1 kg snapper or grouper fish head / bones
- 1 litre water
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 thin slices ginger
- 1/3 cup Chinese cooking wine
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- fish sauce
- ground white pepper
- oil
Noodles
- 3 pcs snapper fillets, cubed (or anything similar)
- 1 large tomato, cut into 8 wedges
- 400 g Bee Hoon noodles (rice vermicelli)
- choy sum
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- spring onions, chopped to garnish
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- oil
Instructions
Fish Stock
- In a large pot add small amount of oil, heat using medium heat then add the garlic and ginger, saute until garlic is golden brown.
- Add fish head and let it fry in oil on all sides.
- Pour water, Chinese cooking wine and fish sauce then let it boil. Simmer until fish head is soft and can easily break down, this might take around 30 minutes.
- Using a fine seive strain the liquid into another pot, discard any solids. Set aside, simmering in very low heat while preparing for the rest of the dish.
- Once ready add milk and sesame oil, simmer for 2 more minutes then pour on the noodles.
Noodles
- In a bowl combine flour and cornstarch.
- Season fish with salt and freshly ground black pepper, dunk into the bowl to coat fish.
- Prepare a wok wil oil for deep frying, heat to 180C then deep fry fish for 6 minutes or until cooked.
- While fish is cooking blanch the choy sum and cook noodles according to packet instructions, set aside.
- Place noodles in bowls, together with some cooked fish, blanched bok choy and tomato wedges.
- Pour some soup and into the bowl top with chopped spring onions to garnish then serve.
Again you introduce me to a totally new fish soup. I am really intrigued, especially with evaporated milk int here. Great soup!
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Anything fish and I AM THERE!!
Hi Raymond, thanks to you, I’ve learned what choy sum is- looks similar to bok choy. Your soup looks delicious. I note your reference to Singapore- I recently made Chili Mud Crab, which is popular in Northern Australia, however I notice there are many recipes online called Singapore Chili Mud Crab- so I suppose Singapore has access to mud crabs, too!
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I love this version…with the milky soup, but I do enjoy the one with clear soup as well.
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I love this dish. Clear and with milk. But with rice.. yummy
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