Friday, February 15, 2008

Hae Mee (Prawn Mee Soup)

http://asiarecipe.com/

Serves : 12

Ingredients:
  • 625 g (22 oz) medium-sized prawns
  • 170 g (6 oz) pork fat
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 4.5 litres (8 pints) water ]
  • 625 g (22 oz) pork ribs, cut into pieces ]
  • 1 pig's tail, cut into pieces ]
  • 310 g ( 11 oz) lean pork ]
  • 2 teaspoons salt ] = [A]
  • 2 teaspoons sugar ]
  • 2 teaspoons msg ]
  • 1 tablespoon peppercorns ]
  • 2 tablespoons light soya sauce ]
  • 2 teaspoons dark soya sauce ]
  • 1 tablespoon crispy shallots
  • 45 5 g ( 16 oz) bean sprouts
  • 310 g ( 11 oz) water convolvulus, cut into long pieces
  • 625 g (22 oz) fresh yellow noodles
  • 310 g ( 11 oz) rice vermicelli , scalded
Directions:
  • Wash and drain prawns. Remove heads and keep aside.
  • Cut pork fat into small cubes and fry in pan till brown . Remove to a bowl .
  • Stir-fry prawn heads with 2 tablespoons oil for five minutes till colour turns red . Set aside in a bowl, for soup.
  • Cook unshelled prawns for 2 minutes in basin with 4.5 litres water. Remove prawns, shell and slice into halves, lengthwise.
  • Return prawn shells to saucepan, add [A] and prawn heads. Cook over a very high heat for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low and let soup simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
  • Strain soup. Return pork ribs and tail to soup.
  • Slice lean pork and set aside.
Garnish:
  • 55 g (2 oz) crispy shallots
  • Lard Oil ? I haven't tried this. If you do, let me know how it goes...
  • Crispy cubed pork fat
  • Pepper
  • 5 red chillies, sliced thinly
  • 5 green chillies, sliced thinly
  • Light soya sauce
Directions:
  • Boil a saucepan of water.
  • Dip a handful of bean sprouts, water con- volvulus, noodles, and rice verrniceili in the boiling water, using a wire-mesh ladle. Drain and place in bowl .
  • Add boiling soup and a few pieces of pork ribs , tail , sliced lean pork and sliced prawns to each bowl .
  • Garnish with crispy shallots, lard-oil and crispy fat cubes. Sprinkle with pepper. Serve with sliced chillies and light soya sauce .
Note:
Only very fresh prawns make a sweet soup.

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