Birthday Noodle
By: yin
Published: Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 10:44pm

Ingredients




Pork ribs/chicken bones
Medium prawns (shelled)
Fish Cake (optional)
Yellow noodle
Eggs
Pink shredded Omelet (egg mixture with a few drops of pink coloring)
Bunch of Chinese cabbage/Bean sprouts （blanch)
Bunch of coriander leaves shopping list
Shallots (slice thinly)
Sambal Belacan /Chili paste (optional)
Starch mixture
Corn flour
Water

Preparation

1 1. Blanched pork/chicken bones with boiling water for 5 minute. Pour away the water leave it aside. 2 2. Bring water to boil, blanched prawns for 3-4 minutes or until cooked. Remove prawns. 3 3. Add in pork/chicken bones to the boiled water; simmer on low heat for about 1-2 hours. 4 4. Adding salt and pepper to taste. Add in starch mixture and stir to thicken gravy and leave to keep warm. For thicker gravy add in more starch. 5 5. Lightly beat the eggs and add a few drops of red coloring, pan fry the egg mixture into thin omelet and cut it into strips. 6 6. Deep Fry sliced shallots on low fire until crispy, remove and set aside. 7 7. Cook noodles for 2 minutes, dish and drain in a large pot and pour in some cooking oil to avoid noodles stick to each other. 8 8. To serve, place some yellow noodle in a bowl, add in prawns, pork ribs, shredded omelet and coriander then pour in soup and last by not least to garnish with crispy shallots. 9 9. Serve hot, optional adding 1 tsp of sambal belacan/chili paste.

About

Traditionally for Penang Chinese this yellow noodles is a must serve during birthday celebration to symbolize longevity.