Hokkien Prawn Mee (Spicy Prawn Noodle Soup)
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- Total time
- 60 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 8
About this dish
Shrimp shells fried with garlic until red and fragrant set how far this broth can go.
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Pork stock is added and simmered with them, then strained into a soup that looks almost clear but tastes concentrated. The peeled shrimp go in only at the end, with the egg noodles, and come out as soon as they turn opaque. A spoonful of sambal on top slowly melts into the hot broth, and the heat builds as you eat. It is a mainstay of Singapore's hawker centers.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Peel 250g shrimp, keeping the shells separate from the meat.
Refrigerate the shrimp meat until the broth is ready, slice 20g scallion, and prepare 15g garlic so it can fry evenly with the shells.
- 2
Heat 1 tbsp cooking oil in a pot over medium-high heat.
Add the shrimp shells and garlic, then fry for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring often, until the shells turn red and smell deeply toasted.
- 3
Pour in 900ml pork stock and scrape the browned flavor from the bottom into the liquid.
Simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes, keeping it gently bubbling so the shrimp flavor infuses without reducing too aggressively.
- 4
Strain the broth through a fine sieve and discard the shells and garlic.
Return the clear broth to the pot, bring it back to medium heat, and cook 220g egg noodles for 3 to 4 minutes.
- 5
When the noodles are tender but still springy, add the reserved shrimp meat and simmer for 2 more minutes.
Once the shrimp turns opaque, stir in 1 tbsp fish sauce and taste the broth for balance.
- 6
Divide the noodles and shrimp into bowls first, then ladle the hot broth over them.
Top with 1 tbsp sambal and the sliced scallion, letting the chili paste dissolve gradually as the soup is eaten.
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