Hokkien Hae Mee

Description
Prawn Noodle - Simplicity! just boiled pork and shrimp together with fish cake and bean sprouts in a spiced shrimp soup! It's addictive!!



Ingredients

 * egg noodles (oil noodles)
 * prawns
 * stock (either from pork ribs or other meat stock)
 * pork (whole piece)
 * bean sprouts
 * kangkong

Spice and Seasoning

 * soya sauce
 * salt
 * star anise
 * block sugar
 * pepper (lots)
 * red chili
 * garlic
 * pork fat (cube and deep fried)
 * pork fat (cube and deep fried)

Garnish

 * fish cake (sliced) - no recipe here, so you have to buy it!
 * spring onion (chopped)
 * fried shallots (finely sliced shallots and fry in oil till fragrant)

Sauce:

 * garlic (chopped)
 * chilies (chopped)
 * light soy sauce

Directions

 * 1) Boil pork ribs for stock.
 * 2) Shell and clean prawns.
 * 3) Crush and keep the shells for stock.
 * 4) In the wok, fry pork fat till crisy.
 * 5) Remove and live some oil.
 * 6) Fry chopped garlic and chillie till fragrant, add prawn shells, fry briefly and add in stock.
 * 7) Boil for around 20 minutes.
 * 8) Strain and add pork.
 * 9) Once pork is cooked, remove and slice.
 * 10) Briefly cook the prawn in the stock and remove.
 * 11) Season the stock with pepper, dark soya sauce, salt, sugar and msg.
 * 12) In a separate pot of water, blanch bean sprout and kangkong, last throw in the noodles and briefly cook, then strain.
 * 13) (never over cook the noodles) put all ingredients in a bowl and pour prawn soup over, garnish with spring onions, fried shallots, fish cake and served with chopped chillie and garlic in light soya sauce.