Traditionally in Chinese culture, mee sua symbolises longevity and is therefore always served during birthdays. Even if it’s not your birthday, we’d still encourage you to make this mee sua recipe at home for cold days or when you’re under the weather. A warm bowl of hearty mee sua is all you’ll need to cure your blues.
Meal: Lunch, Dinner Cuisine: Chinese, Singaporean
Preparation time: Cooking time: Total time: Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
Pork:
100g of ground pork
1 tsp of cornstarch
1 tsp of soy sauce
¼ tsp of sugar
¼ tsp of white pepper
Main:
40g of dried anchovies
1.5l of water
½ tsp of salt
½ tsp of sugar
1 tsp of chicken powder
4 bundles of mee sua
2 bundles of baby bok choy
4 eggs
1 stalk of green onion, finely chopped
Equipment
1 bowl
2 pots
Directions
Combine pork, cornstarch, soy sauce, sugar, and white pepper in a bowl. Set aside for 30 minutes to marinate.
In a pot, bring water to a boil and add the dried anchovies, water, salt, sugar, and chicken powder. Stir to mix.
Turn the heat down to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
In another pot, bring water to a boil and cook the mee sua for 1 minute. Drain and transfer to the serving bowls.
In the same pot, blanch the baby bok choy briefly until soft. Set aside.
Bring the broth back to a boil and scoop 2 teaspoons of meat into the soup. Cook until the pork floats to the top and is cooked through.
Gently crack the eggs into the broth to cook.
Ladle the soup and its contents over the noodles, garnish with chopped green onions and serve immediately.
Vegetarian-friendly
Turn this mee sua recipe into a vegetarian-friendly dish with these few steps. Swap out the pork with tofu rolls and straw mushrooms. Instead of using anchovies and chicken powder, replace them with mushroom bouillon.
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