Mee Hoon Kueh

COVID - 3

I have heard how easy and nice to have homemade Mee Hoon Kueh at home. For a very long time, I have already searched for a recipe to follow but just did not get to practise it. Now, it seems like the TIME....

I followed the recipe from Delicacious. I have already tried it for 2 times. Both times yielded good feedback from the family but I felt that my kueh-dough could be better, Well, lets leave it to the 3rd and nth times to figure it out.....

Ingredients :
(for 2-3 serves)

Dough for mee hoon kueh
250g all purpose flour (plain flour)
100 ml water
1 egg (lightly beaten)
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp salt

Soup
100g ikan billis, washed and cleaned
2litre water
150g minced pork
1 tsp corn flour
1/4 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp soy sauce
white pepper
egg
2 cups leafy vegetables

Garnishing
100g ikan billis, oven toasted till golden brown and crisp
spring onions, chopped

Method :
Mee Hoon Kueh
1) Combine flour and salt in a large mixing bowl
2) Combine water, egg and oil in another bowl.
3) Make a well in the flour mixture and pour the liquid ingredients from (2) into the well
4) Use a wooden spoon and mix till well combined.
5) Knead dough for about 5-10 minutes until dough is smooth and less sticky.
6) Cover bowl with cling wrap and set aside for 1 hour.

Soup base
1) Boil ikan billis in water for about 45 minutes
2) Strain soup and set aside

To cook
1) Heat some soup base in a small pot. Add some minced pork (shaped into rounds)
2) Tear flat pieces of mee hoon kueh dough and drop it into the boiling soup
3) Add egg and vegetables and allow to boil for  a few minutes
4) Season to taste with salt and pepper
5) Garnish with spring onions and ikan billis
6) Serve hot


After thoughts :
1) Serving size is reasonable. To dish this for my entire family (5A + 1C, of which 2 teenager-boys), I have to make twice the recipe portion.
2) For the soup base, I will always fry the ikan billis and some garlic in oil till fragrant and then add in the water to boil. Simmer for about 1 hour
3) Other than following the dough recipe diligently, I did not follow the rest of the recipe as I adjusted according to my family's preferences, including the soup base.