Hokkien Prawn Mee Noodle Soup (Hae Mee)

Name: Hokkien Prawn Mee Noodle Soup (Hae Mee)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons peanut oil ((or vegetable oil)); 3 lbs (1.4 kg) pork meat and bone for braising ((I used feet and shank), coarsely chopped (*Footnote 1)); 1 lb (450 g) head-on shrimp ((* Footnote 2)); 1/2 cup (40 g) dried shrimp; 4 cloves garlic (, peeled); 1 onion (, coarsely sliced); 2 tablespoons fish sauce; 1 star anise pod; 1 cinnamon stick; 3 dried chili peppers; 1 teaspoon white peppercorns; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 lb yellow noodles ((or rice noodle sticks, or rice vermicelli)); 4 cups (4 oz) water spinach ((or spinach)); 2 cups (4 oz) bean sprouts; 4 fishcakes; 1 tablespoon soy sauce, or to taste ((Optional)); Fried shallots, for garnish ((Optional)); Sambal oelek sauce ((Optional))

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:2h 30min

Tender yellow noodles in a rich savory-sweet red-orange broth served with juicy prawns, fish cakes, crunchy bean sprouts, and crispy fried shallots. {Gluten-Free adaptable}To make the dish gluten-free, use rice stick noodles or rice vermicelli instead of yellow noodles and tamari or coconut aminos instead of soy sauce. The recipe yields 4 big servings as a main dish, or 6 smaller servings if you plan to serve it with other dishes.

Updated at: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:50:48 GMT