Friday, October 18, 2013

ONION BROTH ( MEE TEH )


My father cooked this dish "mee teh'.he usually will gave us a small container to bring home.My hubby and children love it.recently my daughter back from school term holiday saying she missed this mee teh.I asked this recipe from my sister who kept the recipe.she is the one used to help my father to prepared the ingredients and she take down the notes.First time cook this dishes with the help of my daughter.Is a tradition chinese desserts.

ONION BROTH (MEE TEH)

Ingredients;
plain flour 1 kg
castor sugar 750g
cooking oil 1/2 kg
shallot 1/2 kg. ( used the pink colour more fragrant)

1.Peeled the shallot and sliced thinly.heat the 1/2 kg oil in a wok,when the oil is warm add in the sliced shallot using low heat,kept stirring until the shallot is golden brown,take about 1/2 hour or 45 min. Is very crispy and evenly brown.When cool,chop the shallot finely.put aside.keep the oil for later use and keep it cool. .
2.In a big dry wok,put in the flour using low heat to keep stirring till the flour turn golden,it mean the flour is cooked.remember not to get the flour burnt at the bottom of the wok. Off the heat,let the flour cool first and sieved the flour.
3. In a clean dry wok,put in the sieved flour  and add in 1 cup shallot oil  and mix together and stir fry using low heat until mixture is smooth.remove it to another big pot,let is cool first
4.When mixture is cool,mix in the castor sugar and crispy chop  fried shallot  until well mixed.
5.When serving spoon 3 tbsp of the ready mixed flour into a bowl and pour some hot boiling water.stir quickly to get a thicken mixture and serve the broth immediately.Is up to you how thicken you want your soup to be.Very fragrant and taste nice.keep in an air tight container.

2 comments:

  1. Hi, after I added in the cup of shallot oil, it clumps together like a thick paste. Is it how it should be? Thanks

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  2. Do I have to fry it till it becomes powder again? Thanks

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