Mee Rebus recipe- Malay noodles with sweet potato gravy

yellow noodles

🥗Healthier: whole wheat noodles

💰Cheaper: rice noodles

Whole wheat noodles add fiber, while rice noodles are often more affordable.

shrimp paste

🥗Healthier: miso paste

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Miso provides umami flavor with fewer calories.

hard-boiled eggs

🥗Healthier: poached eggs

💰Cheaper: scrambled eggs

Poached eggs are lighter and maintain a similar texture.

Add all the Ingredients A into the electric blender or food processor to blend them into a smooth chili paste.

Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into pieces of one to two inches. Then, place them in a steamer for about 20 minutes or until tender. Blend it in an electric blender with some stock until it becomes a smooth paste.

Heat the oil in a pan and add the blended Ingredients A. Cook until the liquid evaporates and the aroma fills the air.

Mix in the mashed sweet potatoes and stir well with the spice paste.

Pour chicken or beef broth and season with curry powder, fermented soybean paste (taucu), sugar, and salt. The gravy is ready.

Blanch the noodles and bean sprouts from boiling water and put them into the bowl.

Then, pour a generous amount of the mee rebus gravy over the noodles.

Add the toppings on top of the noodles. (see note)

Lastly, garnish with coriander leaves, sliced green chilies, and lime wedges. Add a squeeze of lime juice before serving.

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