Sesame Oil Mee Sua with Hard Boiled Egg
- 1 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tbsp oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 fish balls, halved
- 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp shao xing rice wine
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1/4 tsp salt to taste
- 2 bundles mee sua
- handful torn lettuce leaves (cos or iceberg)
- 2 hard boiled eggs, sliced or quartered
- handful coriander leaves
- chopped spring onion
- fried garlic
- pinch ground white pepper
note: full size view recommended for pic. photography by tseyein; styling by me and tseyein.
so we just finished prayers for the jade emperor's (tian gong) birthday. my mom was the one doing the prayers, i just helped her prep some of the food and wave some joss sticks around. and after all the prayers are done -- paper house and paper gold burned, god munched down the spirit of the food offerings -- whatever was placed on the altar can now be packed up, preferably in our stomachs. so, i whipped together the mee sua and red-dyed hard boiled egg into a delightfully satisfying late night snack. (emphasis on snack. u'd want to increase the amount of mee sua if this is gonna be your main meal.)
~serves 2.
- heat the oil in a saucepan. saute the garlic on medium low heat until just beginning to brown.
- add the fish balls and fry on high heat for about 1 minute. season with white pepper, soy sauce and rice wine; cook for another minute.
- add the chicken stock and bring to boil.
- season to taste with salt and add the mee sua and lettuce leaves. cook for a minute on medium heat, separating the mee sua with chopsticks.
- remove from heat. divide the mee sua, fish balls, lettuce and soup between two bowls.
- top each bowl with an egg each, some coriander leaves, spring onion, fried garlic and white pepper.
- serve immediately.
note: sadly, my bowl of mee sua didn't actually have spring onions in it, but it still tasted great. it'd be much better with it though.