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Malay Prawn Noodle
Malay Heritage

Malay Prawn Noodle

I love prawns.......so naturally, I'd love Mee Udang.

Prep15m
Cook30m
Total45m
Difficultyeasy
Marina’s Story

I love prawns.......so naturally, I'd love Mee Udang. Personally though, I prefer Mee Bandung Muar over Prawn Mee as I feel it has more distinct flavours with beef being the main

Ingredients

6 servings
  • Ingredients to blend:2 large onion/bawang besar
  • garlic/bawang putih1/2 tsp shrimp paste/belacan, roastedIngredients for gravy:1/2 kg medium sized prawns/udang saiz sedang2 heaped tbsp chili paste/cili pes4 cloves
  • tomato sauce1/2 tsp sugar/gula pasir3 tbsp
  • of chinese celery/daun sadri, dihiris halus1 tomatoes/tomato, quartered(dipotong empat)Ingredients for assembling:1 packet yellow noodles/mee kuning, blanched(dicelur)5 pieces of tofu/tauhu, deep fried & cut into small thin rectangles (goreng & potong empat segi sederhana nipis)2 stalks chinese spinach/sawi, blanched with hot water(dicelur)1 handful beansprouts/taugih, blanched(dicelur)2 tbsp deep fried shallots4 lime/limau kasturi, halved2 stalks

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Boil the prawns.

  2. 2.

    Remove from water, strain & put aside.Pick the prawn heads and blend it with some liquid it was boiled in.Combine the prawn stock with the blended prawn heads.Heat oil in a pan.

  3. 3.

    Sautee' the blended ingredients till fragrant.Pour in the prawn head stock.Put in the tomato sauce, sugar, salt and fresh tomatoes.Simmer gently till ready to serve.To serve, in a bowl, place some noodle.

  4. 4.

    The pour a couple ladleful of gravy.Top with , tofu, beansprouts, crispy deep fried shallots & chinese celery.