SINGAPORE FRIED HOKKIEN MEE

By That Bloody Botak

 
SINGAPORE FRIED HOKKIEN MEE




Generally, there are two types of this dish. One of them has some form of gravy, and the other that is fried till it's almost dry. This is the dry type, like the one found at the Golden Mile Hawker Centre. I prefer this to the wet type as it usees the thinner bee hoon and all the flavour is absorbed into the noodles. One of the must haves when I'm back home. Here's how it's done......

Ingredients

Crispy pork lard

1 portion of yellow egg noodles

1 portion of bee hoon, soaked

1 tablespoon minced garlic

1 tablespoon salted soy bean paste

30 prawn heads

150g pork belly, cut to small pieces

2 teaspoons fish sauce

2 teaspoons soy sauce

2 eggs

1 whole garlic

Some bean sprouts

Some chives

Some corriander leaves

Some squid

Some prawns

Method

Fry the prawn heads in a pot till it turns orange and dry. When that's done, use a potato masher and mash the prawn heads to release all that prawn goodness

Add the pork belly, garkic and salted soy bean paste and let it cook for a minute

Now add enough water to cover everything and let it simmer

Put the prawns and squid in and take it out once its done

Remove all the prawn heads and the garlic and put the remaining broth aside

In a hot pan add some oil and sautee the garlic till fragrant

Add the noodles and bee hoon, together with all the sauces and cook it for a minute

Put the noodles on one side of the pan, add a little oil and fry the eggs

Mix the noodles with the eggs, por in the broth and let it cook till the broth almost dries up

Now's the time to add the bean sprouts, chives, squid and prawns

Let it cook for another 30secs and it's ready to be plated

Garnish with corriander leaves and crispy pork lard, and serve with cut chillis and sambal balachan on the side, with a lime.

It's a lot of work for one plate of noodles, but trust me, it's absolutely worth all that trouble!

Enjoy!

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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