Mee Jawa

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Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 pounds yellow noodles
  • 2 1/4 pounds prawns medium
  • 1 1/8 pounds sweet potatoes mashed
  • 5 1/2 tablespoons gula melaka
  • 3 cornstarch heap tbsp
  • 1 cup oil
  • 1 salt & pepper
  • water
  • 3 stalks lemon grass
  • 6 shallots
  • 4 garlic pips
  • 1 5/8 inches ginger
  • 1 5/8 inches galangal
  • 5 red chillies

Instructions

  1. Heat oil and fry the paste till fragrant. Add prawn stock, simmer and bring to a boil. Stir in the mashed potatoes and thicken with the cornstarch and season with sugar and salt and pepper.
  2. Serve with fried tofu, slices of hard boiled egg, prawns, beansprouts, potatoes and a squeeze of lime juice.
  3. To make prawn stock:Bring 2.5 litre water to a boil and pour in the prawns. When prawns are cooked, dish them out. Shell the prawns and keep aside for the noodles. Return the prawn shells to the pot to make prawn stock. Continue boiling the stock for another 30 minutes. Discard the shells.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

591 kcal 30% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 9.6g 19% DV
Total Fat 32.5g 42% DV
Carbs 67.6g 25% DV
Fiber 6.3g 22% DV
Sugar 12.1g 24% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 10266mg 100% DV
Potassium 720mg 15% DV
Cholesterol 31.5mg 11% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 17mcg 2% DV
Vitamin C 11.5mg 13% DV
Vitamin D 0.1mcg
Calcium 119.5mg 9% DV
Iron 4.7mg 26% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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