Mee Hoon Sup Berempah

Name: Mee Hoon Sup Berempah (Spiced Rice Noodle Soup)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: 2 litres (64 fl oz / 8 cups) water; 3 bird’s eye chillies; 1 stalk lemongrass, white part only, bruised; A handful of bean sprouts; A handful of Chinese celery; 200 g (7 oz) dried rice vermicelli; 1 chicken stock cube; 1 Tbsp crisp-fried shallots; 300 g (11 oz) potatoes; 4 shallots, peeled; 4 Tbsp water; Vegetable oil, as needed; 2 tsp minced garlic; 500 g (1 lb 1½ oz) chicken breast; 5-cm (2-inch) knob ginger, peeled; 2 cloves garlic, peeled; 4 cloves; 2 Tbsp crisp-fried shallots; 2 star anise; 5 red chillies; ¼ tsp white pepper powder; ½ tsp black pepper powder; 2 tsp fennel powder; 50 g (1¾ oz) chicken meat; 2.5-cm (1-inch) length cinnamon stick; 3 cardamom pods; 4 Tbsp chopped coriander leaves; 2 shallots, peeled; 2 Tbsp coriander powder; A pinch of salt

Spiced Rice Noodle Soup

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

My Rendang isn't Crispy

By Zaleha Kadir Olpin

Published 2019

About

This dish is very similar to the Indonesian mee soto. There are many variations of this dish and this is what our family likes to eat, a spiced broth topped with fiery blended chillies with a side of comforting potato cutlets. It’s the perfect winter comfort food!

Ingredients

Vegetable oil, as needed
500 g (1 lb 1½ oz) chicken breast

Asia
Malaysia
Main course
South East Asia
Spicy
Gluten-free
Noodles
Winter

Method

Prepare the potato cutlets. Boil the potatoes until tender, then peel and place in a large bowl. Boil to cook the chicken, then pound using a mortar and pestle. Place in the bowl with the potatoes. Add the remaining ingredients, except the egg white, and mash. Form the mixture into 2.5-cm (1-inch) balls and flatten slightly. Set aside.
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