Malaysian Noodle : Mee Kuah Recipe

Mee Kuah Resepi - Malaysian / Singapore Style

(Untuk Versi Bahasa Melayu, Sila Skrol Ke Bawah)

Mee Kuah is a Malaysian and Singaporean dish commonly served by Kedai Mamak (Indian Food Stalls) it has a tomato-ish or chilli-ish base according to your preference. Its a super easy dish to prepare although waiting for the meat to tender may take a while. It's my lazy dish especially during the fasting month. 

Mee Kuah Recipe: 

500gm lamb ribs

7 cloves of garlic

1 large onion

1 1/2 inch galangal

1 inch ginger

1/2 tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp ground fennel

a dash of ground black pepper 

4 fresh chilies

2 tbsp chili powder

200g pureed tomatoes

3 ladle-full tomato sauce  (more or less follow your preference)

1 ladle - full chilli sauce

2 tbsp sugar

salt

oil to saute

water as needed

1/2 large onion sliced in rounds

sliced cabbage (optional)

green peas (optional)

How to cook Mee Kuah:

1. Blend 3 cloves garlic, 1/2 onion and ginger. Bruise the galangal.

2. Heat up the oil in a pan, saute the blended ingredients, galangal, ground cumin, ground fennel and black pepper.

3. Add in water and boil the ribs till tender.

4. Separately, blend 4 cloves of garlic, 1/2 large onion and fresh chilies.

5. Saute the blended ingredients and add in the chilli powder, pureed tomatoes, tomato and chili sauce, sugar and salt. Let the sauce marry and simmer.

6. Add in the sauce to the tender ribs soup. Let it simmer and add in the sliced onions and optional ingredients last. 

7. Serve with either yellow noodle, egg noodle or spaghetti.

Malay Version:

My Simple Mee Kuah Resepi

Resepi Mee Kuah:

500gm rusuk kambing

7 ulas bawang utih

1 biji bawang besar

1 1/2 inci lengkuas

1 inci halia

1/2 sdt jintan manis

1/2 sdt jintan putih

secubit lada hitam

4 batang lada merah hidup

2 sdm sebuk cili merah

200g tomato puree

3 senduk sos tomato  (ikut citarasa anda)

1 senduk sos cili

2 sdm gula

garam

minyak untuk menumis

air

1/2 biji bawang besar hiris bulat

kobis (optional)

kacang peas (optional)

Cara-cara Memasak Mee Kuah:

1. Kisar 3 biji bawang putih, 1/2 biji bawang besar dan halia. Tumbuk lengkuas dengan belakang pisau.

2. Panaskan minyak dan tumis bahan kisar, lengkuas, serbuk jintan dan lada hitam.

3. Tambahkan air dan rebus rusuk hingga empuk.

4. Kisar 4 ulas bawang putih, 1/2 biji bawang besar dan lada merah. 

5. Di kuali yang berasingan, tumis bahan kisar dan masukkan serbuk lada, tomato puree, sos tomato, sos cili, gula dan garam. Biarkan bahan-bahan sebati dan renehkan. 

6. Masukkan sos ke dalam sup rusuk. Biar didih, kemudian masukkan bawang yang dihiris, kobis dan kacang peas. 

7. Hidangkan bersama mee kuning, mee telur atau spaghetti.