Name: Authentic Mee Racun (Spicy Malaysian Noodle Soup)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: *For the Spice Paste (Rempah):**; 8-10 Dried chilies, soaked in hot water to soften; 4-5 Shallots, peeled; 3 cloves Garlic, peeled; 1 inch Ginger, peeled; 1 inch Galangal, peeled; 2 stalks Lemongrass, white part only, sliced; 1 tablespoon Dried shrimp, soaked and drained; 1 tablespoon Toasted belacan (shrimp paste); 1 tablespoon Toasted peanuts or cashews; 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder; *For the Broth:**; 2 tablespoons Cooking oil; 4 cups Chicken or pork broth (or water); 1 tablespoon Tamarind paste (asam keping), soaked in 1/4 cup warm water; 1 tablespoon Palm sugar (gula melaka) or brown sugar; Salt, to taste; *For the Noodles and Assembly:**; 400g Yellow egg noodles (mee kuning); 200g Bean sprouts, blanched; 100g Chinese cabbage (choy sum), blanched; 200g Chicken breast or thigh, sliced and poached; 2 Hard-boiled eggs, halved; 100g Fried tofu puffs, sliced; 100g Fish cakes, sliced and pan-fried; 2 tablespoons Fried shallots; 2 tablespoons Chopped Chinese celery (daun sup); 2 Limes, halved; 100g Sambal belacan (for serving)

Mee Racun 🇲🇾 Malaysia

Spicy noodle soup with various toppings and a flavorful broth.

Noodle Spicy

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Noodles spicy broth toppings

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