MEE UMBUK UMBUK

By That Bloody Botak

 MEE UMBUK UMBUK




Mee umbuk umbuk..... A peranakan noodle dish made of slivers or pork belly, salted soy bean paste, bean sprouts, a little soy sauce yellow noodles and garnished with coriander leaves, shredded cucumbers and egg. Served with a side of sambal balachan, this used to be my dad's fav noodles.... Hardly ate it when he was around, but I do like to eat this on and off...... One of the disappearing dishes..... So to prevent it from totally disappearing, I'm leaving the recipe here! hopefully some of you will try to make it, enjoy it and pass it on!

Ingredients

200g pork belly, cut into slivers

1 tablespoon salted soy bean paste

2 teaspoon minced garlic

some cucumber, cut to slivers

corriander leaves

2 eggs, beaten

1 portion of yellow egg noodles

some water

some oil

Method

fry the eggs and cut it into thin strips

In a hot pan, add some oil and sautee the garlic until aromatic

add the pork belly and salted soy bean paste and cook for about a minute

add some water and let it simmer

now add the noodles and let it braise in that broth for a minute or two 

plate it and garnish it with the fried eggs, corriander leaves and cucumber

serve with sambal balachan

that's it folks! hope u enjoy this!





These recipes are good for those who want to cook for one or two without going all out but still wanting to enjoy good food. Simple to prepare and tasty food every time!

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