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Guest Post – Chef Dad and his ‘Long Mien’ (Egg Noodle Soup)

‘Long‘ in Foochow means ‘egg’ while ‘mien‘ is ‘noodles’. Although it translates to just egg noodles, this dish has many other ingredients to make it super-special and CNY-worthy. My Dad has been waiting to contribute something to Feats of Feasts but since he doesn’t cook all that much, we both had to wait till CNY so he could make this dish. This is the highlight for reunion dinner. It is a hefty soup filled with seafood, protein and vege. It’s not a Foochow dish, I’ve verified that again when I went back home but it was something Grandma would make at her place always for reunion dinners.

When the process of prep is in play, the whole table would be filled

Most people would be camera shy but Dad was like ‘Hey, make sure you get my face in the shot!’ As pictorial proof that he made the dish and that he has stepped into the path less travelled in the kitchen. 🙂


I would define this dish as one of those that helps the younger generation stay connected to the past. I make it a point myself or an effort to record as much ‘traditional’ family dishes as I can before it completely dies out. That would be such a shame. If there’s one thing that I aim to do in my lifetime, it’s to make sure all these family dishes be carried forward for as many years as possible.

Left to right each; eggs, Chinese cabbage and celery,
Leeks, canned abalone
Sliced canned button mushrooms and abalone,
sliced soaked shitakes,
minced pork, garlic

LONG MIEN / EGG NOODLE SOUP RECIPE

Ingredients;

20 eggs (to make as much noodles as you like)
1 leek, sliced
1/2 Chinese cabbage, sliced
3 stalks celery, sliced
1 can abalone (totally optional or use clams), sliced
1 can button mushrooms, sliced
Dry shitake mushrooms, soaked in water and sliced
Chicken stock, lots
Garlic, chopped
White Pepper
Salt
Chinese celery (optional, for garnish)
Sunflower oil

Meatballs;
Minced pork
Salt
White Pepper

Steps;

1. Beat all the eggs in a large bowl. Cook them in an oiled frying pan to make thin omelettes. Repeat until you’ve finished all the batch. Let the omelettes cool.
2. Roll the omelette individually and then slice them with a sharp knife into noodles, like how you would slice pasta fettucine.

3. Mix the seasoning of the meatballs together thoroughly. To ensure even portion of meatballs, you can place the meat into a bag, cut the corner and squeeze it out to your other hand. Use the other hand to shape the balls till you have enough.

4. In a deep, large wok, stir fry the garlic in very little oil. Add your sliced button and shitake mushrooms. Stir fry for 1 min and then add the celery, cabbage and eventually the leeks.

5. Add a little of the abalone stock. Stir fry till the vegetables have somewhat soften. Add your chicken stock till your ingredients are fully covered and submerged. Remember to add more stock than you would because once you add the egg noodles, it will absorb more of the liquid.
6. Let it come to a boil and add your sliced abalone followed by the meatballs one by one. Do not stir at this point.

7. When the meatballs are cooked through, season with pepper and salt. Taste and adjust.
8. At the last minute before serving, drop in the egg noodles and let it warm through. Decant to a very big dish.

9. Eat while it’s hot! The dish taste even better the next day.

Enjoy!

I am submitting this post to Aspiring Bakers #15:
Auspicious Dishes for CNY (January 2012)
hosted by Wen
of Wen’s Delight


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  1. wendyywy says

    January 29, 2012 at 11:40 am

    Wow!!! Indeed a very very special soup!
    Actually, I before I read on, I thought this soup was made with “Jar choy” the spicy fermented thick root vege. Then as I scroll down…Oh, those were abalone! hahahah! silly me!

    • Sharon says

      January 29, 2012 at 1:16 pm

      It does look like jar choy doesn’t it? 🙂 But the abalone is PURELY optional….kinder to the pockets. 😛

  2. Wen's Delight says

    January 31, 2012 at 11:45 pm

    This is a very sumptuous pot of noodles for CNY! Thanks for sharing!

    • Sharon says

      February 1, 2012 at 11:34 am

      thanks Wen!

  3. Nasi Lemak Lover says

    February 2, 2012 at 4:37 pm

    very special soup ler, egg become noodles huh.. sound yummy too.

    • Sharon says

      February 2, 2012 at 10:04 pm

      very quick noodles. the most hassle-free. 🙂

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