Mee Jawa

(Javanese-style Mee Soup)

Serves 4-6


Ingredients:

5 cups (1.25 litres) water
250g medium prawns, shelled & deveined; shells pounded
2 tomatoes, chopped
6 shallots, sliced & fried
1 tbsp black peppercorns, ground
salt to taste
90g cabbage, shredded
90g mustard greens, chopped
60g beansprouts, tailed
3 red chillies, seeded & sliced
500g fresh yellow noodles
4 stalks spring onions, sliced
1 cake beancurd, thinly sliced

Seasoning:
Mixed together:
2 tbsp chilli sauce
2 tbsp tomato sauce
2 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tbsp vinegar

Garnishing:
2 eggs, hard-boiled, shelled & sliced
2 large potatoes, boiled, peeled & sliced
2 tomatoes, cut into thin wedges


Method:

1. Bring water to the boil. Add pounded prawn shells and the next five ingredients. Simmer 15-20 minutes. Strain.
2. Bring strained stock to the boil. Add prawns, cabbage and mustard greens. Cook 1 minute.
3. Add beansprouts and chillies. Stir for ½ minute.
4. Add noodles, spring onions and beancurd. Stir in seasoning ingredients. Reduce heat and simmer covered, for 5 minutes.
5. Remove from heat. Dish up into individual bowls. Top with garnishing ingredients. Serve hot.