Lam mee

Ingredients

• Yellow thick mee (as needed)
• 2 cups of prawn shells (can also include the head)
• 3/4 litre of water
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp anchovies granules
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 1 tsp black pepper powder
• 3 egg whites (beaten - use the yolks to fry and then shredded for garnishing/topping)
• 1 1/2tbsp cornflour (mix with some water)
• For garnishing/topping
• 8 prawns (de-vein and cleaned)
• 4 shallots (fried)
• 1/4 cucumber (cut into thins stripes)
• shredded eggs (as mentioned earlier)
• 1 piece fried bean curds (sliced in bite sizes)
• Belacan Sauce
• 2 red chillies (remove seeds)
• 1 green chilly (remove seeds)
• 3 birds eye chillies (optional)
• 1/2 inch roasted belacan/shrimp paste
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• salt to taste