Mee Rebus with Sweet Potato Gravy and Beef

What you need

• 400 g (14 oz) fresh yellow egg noodles, or 250 g dried egg noodles
• 300 g (10 oz) beef sirloin, thinly sliced
• 250 g (9 oz) sweet potato, peeled and cubed
• 3 shallots, roughly chopped
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 stalks lemongrass, white part sliced
• 2.5 cm ginger, sliced
• 2.5 cm galangal, sliced
• 30 g (1 oz) dried shrimp, soaked in hot water for 10 min
• 10 g dried chilies, soaked in hot water for 15 min
• 3 tbsp meat curry powder
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 l (4 cups) beef stock
• 3 tbsp taucu (fermented yellow soybeans)
• 70 g (2 1/2 oz) roasted peanuts, finely ground
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 limes, 1 juiced, 1 cut into wedges
• 4 eggs
• 100 g (3 1/2 oz) tofu puffs
• 100 g (3 1/2 oz) bean sprouts
• 2 red chilies, thinly sliced
• 2 spring onions, chopped
• 3 tbsp fried shallots
• salt, to taste

Method

Restated from the original video

1. 1

   Blend the shallots, garlic, lemongrass, ginger, galangal, soaked dried shrimp and drained dried chilies with 4 tbsp water into a fine paste. Stir in the curry powder.

2. 2

   Boil the eggs for 9-10 min. Cool in cold water, then peel and halve them.

3. 3

   Boil the sweet potato in salted water until very soft, about 15 min. Drain and blend with 125 ml water into a smooth puree.

4. 4

   Blend the fermented soybeans with 2 tbsp water into a paste.

5. 5

   Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Fry the spice paste, stirring often, until thick and shiny and the oil separates, 8-10 min.

6. 6

   Add the beef and stir for 2 min to coat. Pour in the beef stock and bring to a gentle boil.

7. 7

   Cover and simmer for about 30 min, until the beef is tender.

8. 8

   Stir in the sweet potato puree, soybean paste, ground peanuts and sugar. Simmer 3-5 min, stirring, until the gravy is thick enough to coat a spoon.

9. 9

   Add the lime juice and salt to taste. The gravy should taste savory with a clear sweetness and a little sourness.

10. 10

    Cook the noodles in boiling water until tender, 1-2 min for fresh, and drain. Halve the tofu puffs.

11. 11

    Divide the noodles among bowls. Ladle over the gravy and beef, then top with the egg halves, tofu puffs, bean sprouts, red chilies, spring onions and fried shallots.

12. 12

    Serve with lime wedges.

Imported from elmundoeats.com. Recipe Grab pulled out what you need to cook it; the video stays where its author put it.