Mee Hoon Ke (Wheat flour dough in anchovies soup)
This is one of my favourite food, it is called "Mee Hoon Ke" in my native Chinese dialect (Hokkien). It is actually a dough made of wheat flour, eggs and water and cooked in anchovies soup with some vegetables and meat.
My Comfort Food…
Everytime my Mom told us she is cooking this for lunch/dinner, I will be the happiest child in the household! I simply love it till today. It is an easy meal and very nutritious, at least according to me. I tried cooking this a couple of times by myself and it always turn out fine, eventhou I am just a beginner in terms of kitchen experience…hee hee
Ingredients
Wheat Flour
1 egg
Water
Anchovies
Spinach (or any green vege you like)
Meat - sliced (somehow pork taste best with this meal)
Garlic and cili padi - chopped
Shallots - sliced thin and fried in oil
Seasoning
Salt
Pepper
Light soya sauce
Method
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Pour the wheat flour into a large mixing bowl.
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Crack an egg into the flour and use your hand to stir it and mix.
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Add water gradually and keep kneading with your hand till it form a solid dough and not sticky to your hand. Set aside the dough and place a wet clean kitchen towel on top of the mixing bowl - to keep the dough moist.
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Clean the anchovies and put them into a soup bag - boil it in water to make anchovies broth.
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Hold the dough and knead it with your fingers till its flatten and pull out pieces by pieces according to the size u want. Throw them into the boiling broth. Alternatively, you could also roll the dough till the desired thickness and use cute cookie cutters to cut it into all sort of shapes - this is a hit among children!
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Add in the vegetable and boil for a short while.
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Add in some salt, light soya sauce and pepper accoding to taste.
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Scoup out into bowls and garnish with some fried shallots.
This dish is also popularly known as flat noodle and sold in most Chinese restaurants - but I prefer the home cooked version with the authentic taste. Those outside are served with belacan chilli paste as a dip for the dough. At home, I prefer to eat the dough by dipping into chopped garlice and cili padi with some soya sauce. Taste simply homely and wholesome!
