Mee Jawa

A Nyonya-inspired noodle soup that is generally served in thick tomato or potato based soup.

Mee Jawa Sauce Ingredients:

200gm    Sweet potato
30gm      Prawn paste
20gm      Chili paste
30gm      Meat curry powder
30gm      Onion
20gm      Shallot
20gm      Ginger
20gm      Garlic
15gm      Tamarind Juice (Jus Asam Jawa)
20gm      Ground peanuts
20gm      Sugar
15gm      Salt
2 liters    Water

Method:
1. Place sweet potato, prawn paste, chili paste, meat curry powder, onion, shallot, ginger, garlic, tamarind juice and water together and bring to boil. Set aside to cool.
2. When boiled ingredients have cooled, blen them together and then return to the pot to heat over low flames.
3. Add in ground peanuts, then season with salt and sugar. Serve with boiled noodles.

Personally, I replaced the prawn paste with fresh prawns (about 8 nos). And I find 2 liters of water is a bit too much, unless you have ample of time to heat the blended sauce over low flames to thicken to sauce, I would suggest to reduce the water used.
Hubby's verdict: The sauce smelled like those sold at stalls/ restaurants. Taste is yummy too. But somehow there's something missing.. I guess it must be the prawn paste that I omitted.