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Homemade Wanton Mee
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Homemade Wanton Mee

A simple homemade wanton mee with both dry and soup versions, using homemade pork dumplings and a flavourful anchovy soup. The dry noodles are tossed in a simple savoury sauce for an easy hawker style meal at home.

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Homemade Wanton Mee

Ingredients

For the anchovy soup:
  • Dried anchovies
  • 1 onion, roughly sliced
  • Ginger
  • Water chestnuts
  • Water
  • Salt, to taste
  • Mushroom seasoning/powder, to taste
I don’t usually measure these exactly, just adjust according to how much soup you’re making.

For the wanton mee:
  • Wanton noodles
  • Homemade pork dumplings / wantons
  • Spring onions
  • Fried shallots
  • Shallot oil

For the dry noodle sauce:
  • Oyster sauce
  • Soy sauce (Apple Brand)
  • Dark soy sauce (Apple Brand)
  • Sesame oil


Instructions

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Make the anchovy soup:
  • Add the dried anchovies, onion, ginger and water chestnuts to a pot of boiling water.
  • Cover and let it simmer gently for about 1 hour to develop the flavour.
  • Once the soup is ready, remove all the soup ingredients and season the soup with salt and mushroom seasoning to taste.

Steam the wantons:
  • Steam the homemade pork dumplings until cooked through. You can also boil it if you want.
  • Set aside while you prepare the noodles.

Cook the wanton noodles:
  • Bring a pot of water to a boil.
  • Add the wanton noodles and cook until done. Once the noodles are cooked, drain them & rinse the noodles with filtered water to remove some of the excess starch.

Make the dry wanton mee:
  • In a bowl, mix together oyster sauce, soy sauce, dark soy sauce and sesame oil
  • Add a little hot noodle water to loosen the sauce.
  • Add the cooked noodles and toss everything together until the noodles are evenly coated.
  • Top with steamed wantons, spring onions, fried shallots and a drizzle of shallot oil.

Make the soup version:
  • Place the cooked noodles and steamed wantons into a bowl.
  • Pour over the hot anchovy soup and finish with spring onions, fried shallots and a little shallot oil.

💜 Tips for Kids

* If your kids prefer soup noodles, serve the noodles with the anchovy soup instead of the dry sauce.
* For younger kids, cut the noodles and wantons into smaller pieces.

📝 Amanda's Notes

* Wanton noodles: You can use any thin egg noodles or noodles you have at home.
* Homemade wantons: Store bought frozen wantons work too.
* Mushroom seasoning : Substitute with a little chicken stock powder or simply season with salt. Or you can use the anchovy soup pack too. Link below
* Shallot oil & fried shallots: You can skip them, but they add a lot of flavour to the noodles.
* Dark soy sauce: Use less if you prefer a lighter coloured noodle.

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