MEE HOON KUEH

(Recipe adapted from here. I did not add in the meat balls and shrimp)
Ingredients : Dough

• 500g all purpose flour，1tsp salt
• 200ml water
• 1 egg (lightly beaten)
• 1tbsp oil

Method:

• Mix flour, egg and salt in a large mixing bowl.
• Slowly add in water and knead to get a rough dough.
• add in oil and continue kneading till get a soft dough, take about 5mins.
• Shape the dough into ball, keep aside and cover with cling film & rest for 1 hour or more.

Soup Base:

• 100g ikan bilis (anchovy), 2tbsp soy bean, washed and cleaned。
• 1.5 litre water, 500ml meat soup 
• salt & fish sauce to taste.

Method:

1. Boil anchovy and soy beans in water for 45mins, discard anchovy n soy beans.
2. Add the meat soup into the anchovy n soy bean stock.
3. tasted with salt n fish sauce, set aside.

Others Ingredients:

• 200g fresh shrimps, stir fried, set aside。
• 200g mince pork, marinated with light soy sauce, sesame oil, pepper and tapioca flour. Stir fried and add in some dark soy sauce, fried till well cook, set aside.
• 20 meat balls
• 4 shitake mushroom, slice n fried till fragrant.

For Garnishing:

• 100g ikan bilis (anchovy), fried till golden brown and crispy.
• 15 shallots, finely sliced and fried till golden brown and crispy.
• Green vegetables such as bok choy.

To cook a bowl per person:-

1. Pour a small bowl of soup base (around 350ml) anf 4 meat balls into a cooking pot.
2. Once soup is boiled, turn to small fire. Tear the dough ball into small and thin pieces and drop it into the boiling soup.
3. Repeat until the dough is completed. Turn to big fire and cook for 1min and serve in serving bowl.
4. Add in mince pork, shrimps, mushrooms and green vegetables.
5. Garnish with fried anchovies and fried shallots.
6. Serve hot with cut chillies.