Soh Mien Kuih (Longevity Noodles Savoury Pudding)

It is quite often we had left over soh mien and my maternal grandmother would just mix the noodles with some ingredients to make a pudding. In later years we found out that many women wrote about their recipes for this special pudding.

The pudding is quite simple to make actually. But you do need a good kuali for steaming and a big pan for shallow frying.

Sibu's Borneo Cultural Festival 2019 saw a lot of visitors and as a Foochow, I zoomed into the Foochow Association Stall ...and watched the making of the soh Mien Kuih.

You can use the following aromatics - some chopped garlic, and shallots. a few slices of finely chopped mushrooms. equal amounts of minced pork and prawns. Fry them together using sesame oil.

Add to the cooked soh mien with chicken stock, some chopped spring onions, sugar and salt to taste.

Put together the soh mien and the fried ingredients in  a greased tin and refrigerate...When ready to eat the pudding, take out and cut into nice portions.

Fry in egg batter like in the second photo.

Photos taken on 18th July 2019