Yellow sweet potatoes are an important ingredient, giving the gravy its rich texture and subtle sweetness, even for the vegetarian version.
There is also an assortment of fried spicy kueh, added into Mee Rebus. Among these, the crispy fried fritters are a must for adding crunchiness. Dried shrimp is one of the ingredients for the gravy, but for this vegetarian version (VEGETARIAN POTATO SAMBAL), it is not needed.
Common toppings include hard-boiled egg,
fried tofu, green onions, bean sprouts, and crispy shallots. The best Mee Rebus
is usually found at street stalls along the roadside.
Noodles are drenched generously with thick
Mee Rebus gravy, topped with crispy fritters, garnished with boiled egg, green
chilies, fried shallots, bean sprouts, spring onions, and a touch of lime juice
for tanginess.
Mee Rebus Malaysia is truly a delicious
pleasure for the palate.
Ingredients
For Fried Crispy Fritters
1/2 cup plain
flour
1/4 cup rice
flour
1/2 tsp baking
soda
Water - as needed
Salt to taste
Oil for frying
How to Make Fried Crispy Fritters
In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients for the fritters.
Add enough water to create a thick, runny batter.
Heat oil in a frying pan.
Spoon the batter into the oil and gently spread it out.
Fry until golden brown, remove and set aside to cool.
Once cooled, slice into pieces or gently crush.
Ingredients
For the Gravy
10-15 dried red chillies - soaked in water until softened
1-inch piece of galangal/lengkuas
1/2 inch fresh turmeric/kunyit hidup
5 shallots
5 garlic cloves
(Blend/pulse these ingredients together)
3-4 small yellow sweet potatoes - simmered until tender, skin removed, and mashed
4 tbsp oil
Other Ingredients (as needed)
Yellow noodle - blanched
Boiled eggs, cut into halves
Spring onions - thinly sliced
Green chillies - thinly sliced
Fried shallots
Bean sprouts - blanched
Calamansi lime juice
How to Make Mee Rebus Gravy
Heat oil, and fry the blended/grounded ingredients until aromatic and the oil
separates.
Pour in 1/2
liter of water and simmer.
Once heated through, add mashed sweet potatoes.
Stir to combine in.
Remove from heat or warm up before serving.
Assembling
Add noodles in a bowl/swallow plate.
Pour gravy atop.
Top up with the ingredients listed as others and fried crispy fritters.
Drizzle some lime juice atop, or atop with calamansi lime.
