Prawn Noodles

The key ingredient in this dish is usually prawns - most of the time.  Since crays have been easier to get this season, I substituted the prawn heads and shells, with cray heads and shells to make the stock.











The insides of the cray heads are usually full of flavor and more often then not the heads just get tossed out.  I decided to keep a few and experiment to see it they would make a decent stock.











First thing to do is to crush them so that the flavor can escape.











Cut up some garlic and onions and have some dried squid ready.











Fry the garlic and onions till golden brown, then add in the cray heads and fry over low heat till they are really dry.











Place the contents into a pot, fill with water till the contents are just covered and simmer for about 5 min then pour thru a sieve the liquid into another pot. Repeat till you have enough.











When done, use the stock to cook up some pork ribs, pig tail and prawns.  This will add more flavor to the stock.  Remove the contents and pot aside.  Now add some soy, salt, sugar, fish sauce and any other seasoning you wish to get the flavor to agree with your taste buds.  











This dish is served with noodles.  I prefer rice vermicelli (which you have to soak over night in cold water).  











Start by placing some bean sprouts and what we call kang kong.  Not sure what the Aussie name of this vege is, but it's quite easy to get in the Asian stores.









Top with the rice vemercelli, prawns, pork and fishcake.  











Add soup and serve with fresh chillies, chilli powder and fried shallots.


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You didn't call =(

Sun, 2010-02-14 17:05

You didn't call =(

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:)

Sun, 2010-02-14 17:13

:)

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You got my mouth watering

Sun, 2010-02-14 18:25

I love your recipe posts Alfred.  Always inspire me.  Great photos too.

 

Peter

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that'll do me

Sun, 2010-02-14 18:55

looks real good

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Don't really know there is

Sun, 2010-02-14 19:04

Don't really know there is any whitey name for Kang Kong other than water spinach, its available in the vietnamese joints around here though.We used to grow it in a pond along with water chestnuts.

Bizzarely though its a relative of both Morning Glory and Sweet Potato.

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that sounds yummy

Mon, 2010-02-15 10:53

great 1 alfred,got my mouth wattering,maybe we can exchange recipes,

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Hmmm

Mon, 2010-02-15 11:06

Is this our first or second meal in Exmouth Alfred....I forgot.

Gees, till is going to be busy with the dishes!

Cheers Pete

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Dunno, I heard Andy was busy

Tue, 2010-02-16 09:56

Dunno, I heard Andy was busy with the Dhufish on the weekend, I put up my Tuna, pretty sure that makes you dish pig matey!

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hey Alfred, with a portable

Mon, 2010-02-15 15:58

hey Alfred, with a portable cooker you can open a resturant at the FADS and make a fortune...lol

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LOL Tony!  Good one!

Tue, 2010-02-16 09:35

LOL Tony!  Good one!

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just don't give Peter

Tue, 2010-02-16 09:48

just don't give Peter credit, those dodgy drafties never pay their bills on time, unless he can leave some crays as a deposit...lol

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Tony Halliday: ~Meals on Reels ~

 It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it

"It is always in season for old men to learn." Aeschylus (525-456 BC)

"In a mad world only the mad are sane." Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998)