LOL. Half a cup of Evaporated Milk He has been making Yong Tau Foo for more than 40 years and Wen Long, his son, has started helping out but not too sure whether is he in the process of taking over the business. Turn on fire to a slow boil and add the clam meat and 10 slices of ginger. ", Operating Hours: 11.00 am to 9.00 pm (Closed on Mondays), Copyright © ALL ABOUT CEIL by Cecilia Joven Ong. We usually go to this place at Ang Mo Kio named Melben for our craving for crab bee hoon, but honestly, they have become quite pricey and sometimes the journey there and the long waiting time just makes the whole experience much to be desired. 20 thin slices of Ginger You want to extract all the goodness out of these ingredients because you are gonna discard them after you have wasted them in the pot. He pointed to the menu and said, "This is what we have. The soup that served along was lightly flavored with a slight hint of ikan belis. You can make a simple corn flour mixture by mixing a tablespoon of corn flour with some water. Mum improved on the recipe and made it her own and it tasted even better than how grandpa did. It is their home receipe and their friendly staff that makes people want to come back for more. I ordered the medium portion of Yong Tau Foo and a small serving of Yam Abacus Seeds. You may also add fish balls if you like. This is a recipe from my paternal grandparents, a humble yet delicious Hakka Yong Tau Foo deep fried in soya bean oil and then cooked in a rich broth of soya beans and kiam chye. 2. Do a taste test to make sure the it is not too salty, but creamy. Sesame Seed Oil Use your hands, the flavour is stronger. The Yam Abacus Seeds is also one of the must order items, it is the Hakka version of Yam Cake. If you didn’t, then maybe it won’t taste so nice. Cooked in a milky buttery broth and served with bee hoon or white noodles, this masterpiece dish is very easy to cook. Udon noodles instead of the bee hoon. 2 “live” Mud Crabs (about 800 grams) Kill the crabs. Payment is made at the counter after done eating. Steven Lee, the owner, started helping his father at about 8 years old on a trishaw in Katong. I’m kidding. 4. 2 tbsp Hakka Rice Wine Corn Flour Once the Toufu has softened. 60 grams of Unsalted Butter I have never bothered to learn the recipe and thankfully my mum being the dutiful daughter-in-law took on the mantle of preparing the laborious dish for future Lunar New Year dinners. Hakka Yong Tau Foo. 2 packets of Udon Noodles $3 worth again of lean minced pork.) That day is today and for the benefit of all, here’s my take on the family recipe. Remember to remove at least half of the soya beans and all of the Kiam Chye. Boil the soya beans at high heat with the kiam chye and drop the two salted plums into the broth. Wen Long saw me taking pictures of the menu. 4. I resolved to one day make it myself and to make it as easy as possible. Ten onrechte wordt vaak gedacht dat de haka altijd een oorlogsdans is. We do not serve rice and noodle." Uitvoering. Heat it up with big fire. Ironic, I know. I say again, anyone can cook this dish. Add that pinch of salt, the fish sauce, hua tiao jiu, hakka rice wine and sugar. Cut the bitter gourd into 1cm thick slices. I was there on a Public Holiday, the restaurant was almost full and there were still customers kept coming in, most of these customers are regulars and they came as a family. 1/2 packet of Dried Soya Beans (you can buy these at NTUC and you would need to soak them overnight at least.) Cook until the colour changes to a hue of red. Once crabs are ready, throw them into the broth. 2 tbsp Shao Xing Hua Tiao Jiu 5. So I decided that I would make my own crab bee hoon but make it more fabulous with what my wife and I love to eat. Of course my rendition means I do it the way I like and so I basically only used bitter gourd and left out the tau kwa and tau pok altogether. It is served with a concoction of dried shrimp, shredded cuttlefish, and minced salted fish then garnished with chopped spring onion, which is different from the others.