January 8, 2007
Mee Rebus Prima Taste Premix
Mee Rebus literally means boiled noodles in English. It is a Malay inspired noodle dish most popular in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
Mee Rebus is readily available in the local food courts and hawker centers in Singapore. What’s so great about it? It’s a simple dish, nothing to boast about, but when the craving hits, I would liken the experience to an Italian out of Italy, craving for her pasta or an American living in a country that does not sell fast food and craving for a burger!
You may notice that my Mee Rebus picture looks a bit bare. That’s because it is lacking the cilantro, dried shallots and green chillies garnishes. I was so hungry and excited over the aroma of the thick spicy and slightly sweet Mee Rebus gravy that I forgot to add the garnishes.
For a more authentic look and feel, refer to Tigerfish’s Yum-MEE exclamation!
The only ingredients I used were spaghetti, mung bean sprouts, boiled prawns, hard boiled eggs and of course the Prima Taste Premix.
Spaghetti was used to replace yellow egg noodles and mung bean sprouts were added for the crunch in the bite. Boiled prawns is not a typical ingredient in Mee Rebus, but this is a home-cooked meal so I can have the luxury of adding prawns. It is best to eat the Mee Rebus immediately, or the spaghetti will turn soggy in the gravy.
Mee Rebus Prima Taste Premix is definitely one of the life savers I must have in my pantry.
Bite This!
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January 8th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
the mee rebus prima premix is seasoning? it looks good. i have spagetti and eggs. :) just need a couple more ingredients.
January 9th, 2007 at 12:37 am
It looks like you were still able to take the time to arrange the shrimp just so. Me, I would just toss them all in. When I do cook, my dishes rarely look pretty.
January 9th, 2007 at 10:21 am
BuddingCook - The Mee Rebus premix is actually a paste to be mixed with water to form the gravy. By the way, I boiled the prawn and shells together and used the prawn “broth” to prepare the gravy.
DF - You must be a Hungry Man!
January 9th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
I have only 1 pack left. Time to re-stock! ;p
January 11th, 2007 at 5:45 am
[…] I bought 10 white prawns, head on (count 26/30) from Ranch 99, for $4.79. These can be used for my Mee Rebus, Mee Siam, Stir-fried Kailan, Kway Teow, Prawn in Chilli Oil and future dishes, for example Tom Yum Soup. […]
January 11th, 2007 at 6:38 am
Hmm, tomato sauce over the egg? and cilantro and cut green chilli? it would taste great! Look at this version here from a stall in Batu Pahat, Malaysia to understand what I mean :-)
January 11th, 2007 at 9:03 am
Huh? Ketchup over egg IN Mee Rebus? Er…
January 11th, 2007 at 10:21 am
Hehe.. not bad you know. That version is actually quite nice :-) I tried it. haha…
March 16th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
hi yich, want to ask for your permission for the way you described Mee Rebus. can I borrow your text? coz I have the recipe for it. want to post the recipe in an USA food forum. need to explain what is mee rebus.
March 16th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
Hi Gina, Sure! You know what? I got some text from Wikipedia :)
Wow, you have a recipe for the mee rebus gravy? Hehe.. which forum will you post that recipe in?
March 16th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
Ar… the forum is your URL… cool!
March 16th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
yich, you miss SG food izzit? then join my forum..free. and get all the favourite SG recipes there. I already posted the recipe at C2C forum(usa forum). as for the text, I got too excited..so i just type my own.
April 11th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
[…] The shelf life of bean sprouts isn’t very long - at most one week. It is best to consume the whole packet within 2-3 days of purchase. With some planning, I added the bean sprouts to my Mee Rebus for one meal and cooked the rest the next day. […]
May 5th, 2007 at 1:47 am
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