Name: Penang Hokkien Mee Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8 people
Ingredients: 1 bag shrimp heads and shells ((Ziploc Easy Zipper Bag)); 15 cups water, reduced to about 12-13 cups of water after hours of boiling and simmering; 2-3 pieces rock sugar, about the size of a small ping pong ball each, or to taste; 1.5 lbs pork ribs, cut into pieces; salt to taste; 30 dried chilies, seeded and soaked to soften; 10 shallots, peeled; 5 cloves garlic, peeled; 2 tablespoons water; 6 tablespoons cooking oil; 1 pound yellow noodles, scalded; 1 pack rice vermicelli, scalded; kangkong or water convolvulus, scalded; bean sprouts, scalded; 1/2 pound lean pork meat, boiled and sliced thinly; 1/2 pound shrimp, shelled and deveined; 6 hard-boiled eggs, shelled and quartered; fried shallot crisps, store-bought