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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
  • onion/bawang besar2 large
  • garlic/bawang putih4 cloves
  • shrimp paste/belacan, roasted0.5 tsp
  • medium sized prawns/udang saiz sedang0.5 kg
  • heaped tbsp chili paste/cili pes2
  • tomato sauce3 tbsp
  • sugar/gula pasir0.5 tsp
  • chinese celery/daun sadri, dihiris halus2 stalks
  • tomatoes/tomato, quartered(dipotong empat)1
  • yellow noodles/mee kuning, blanched(dicelur)1 packet
  • tofu/tauhu, deep fried & cut into small thin rectangles (goreng & potong empat segi sederhana nipis)5 pieces
  • chinese spinach/sawi, blanched with hot water(dicelur)2 stalks
  • handful beansprouts/taugih, blanched(dicelur)1
  • deep fried shallots2 tbsp
  • lime/limau kasturi, halved4

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.