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Mum’s Simple Egg Mee Suah Soup
Update (19 Aug 2014): First posted in Jun 2009, now updated with new photos and improved recipe.
Living nearby my mum definitely has its perks. This recipe was a result of sneaking over to her place during lunch time. This simple homely dish was something I took for granted in the past and now miss terribly (she stopped cooking for several years and only resumed last year). My mum used to whip up this simple one-dish meal of egg mee sua soup (鸡蛋面线汤) when I was in the pm session in secondary school. She cooked this whenever the kitchen is low in fresh food supplies, and/or when she need to cook in a jiffy.
See Also:
- Ingredient Spotlight: Mee Sua (Flour vermicelli)
- Recipe: Birthday Mee Sua (Longevity Noodles)
- Recipe: Red Glutinous Wine Mee Sua
The basic ingredients are just mee sua (seasoned with sesame oil) and egg. For the soup, it is just plain water and soy sauce. Since I have not eaten this for a long time, my mum insisted to add the pork shabu-shabu and pacific clams as a sumptuous treat for me. But trust me, the basic egg and mee sua bowl is what I grew up on, and that is delicious too!
STEP-BY-STEP PHOTOS
Even though this recipe is simple, my mum is very skilled in cooking the egg. Take care not to cook the egg too dry. Check out these step-by-step photos for cooking the egg:
Season beaten eggs with light soy sauce. Heat wok pan with oil, add egg mixture (swirl wok to cover entire surface).
When add is semi-set, use a spatula to scramble the eggs and cut them to large chunks.
Cook the egg until they are just set and still moist.
Add water and season the soup to taste with light soy sauce. Ladle the hot soup over cooked mee sua.
You can also add ‘liao’ such as shabu shabu pork and pacific clams for a more sumptuous bowl – but trust me, even the basic egg mee sua is deliciousssss!
Love the simplicity of the noddle soup…looks to yummie! I like the reason that you can add whatever you have around. By the way, thank you for visiting my site.
I like mee sua. Your version is really simple and quick. I missed having mee sua cooked by my mum too. :D
This reminds me of my friends in Singapore…they LOVE mee sua…it’s their ultimate comfort food! Can’t say the same for me, though…I prefer noodles with more texture, though I do love slurping that soup.
I love mee-suah. To me this is really comfort food. I would cook this is a simple chicken broth and with some veggies. If I can I try to get my supply of mee-suah from Malacca (in Malaysia) as this has one of the better ones that I have tasted so far. On top of it, it’s home made.
nothing beats hand made mee suah! your version must be the ultimate delish one :-)
Simple is good. The flavour comes through! I would have that any day than instant noodles!!!! =)
I have everything to make this – your right!! It looks comforting and delicious!
Beautiful picture!
I luv mee suah too! I personally find it healthier as compared to some other noodles. Looks so delicious!
Mee Suah!! I don’t know how many years I haven’t had this! You reminded me this good simple dish!! :up:
Simple, nice, healthy and easy to digest! Good idea after some heavy meals!