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This deliciously great plate of wet-style Hokkien fried prawn noodles is tastisfyingly eggy, garlicky, creamy, umami-rich, and sweet-savoury, with a distinct but moderate wok hei. Generously served, it includes thick white noodles, yellow noodles, prawns, sotong, pork belly, eggs, chives, garlic, homemade prawn stock, pork lard, lime, and belachan chilli.
The yellow noodles were prepared perfectly, free from any alkaline flavour, and paired beautifully with the white noodles for a harmonious, slurpy texture. The $6 portion comes with three fresh, bouncy, medium-sized, de-shelled prawns. The addition of chewy chopped squid and thin-cut pork belly enhances the umami depth, though slightly thicker cuts of pork belly would have given a more tastisfying texture. I appreciated the ample amount of eggs in each cooking batch, lending a consistent creamy, eggy mouthfeel.
The garlic, though a simple ingredient, adds a fragrant and complex flavour. Its taste is quite noticeable, making each bite delightfully garlicky. This is by far the most garlicky Hokkien mee I’ve had, and I love it. The homemade prawn stock infuses the noodles with a deep, secret essence that’s essential to the dish, reduced to a rich, gravy-like texture that clings to each strand.
The dark golden-brown pork lard is freshly prepared and cooked daily to a satisfying level of crispiness, adding a great texture to the dish. However, the taste leans slightly towards a charred note, possibly due to cooking it at high heat instead of a more controlled, medium-low heat. While high heat speeds up the process, it can compromise the quality and precision of the final colour and taste. To improve it, maybe a lighter golden-brown finish achieved with more careful browning could perfect its flavour without the slight over-char.
The lime provides a nice tanginess, and the belachan chilli, though watery in consistency, packs a strong tangy-spicy punch.
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🚩AH JIE HOKKIEN MEE 阿杰福建炒虾面, Blk 721 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8, 01-2823, Singapore 560721
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We heard they have some reputation. Indeed, it's wet and rich. Just how I like my Hokkien mee.
Their menu only had 1 thing - hokkien mee in different sizes. For those under team wet hokkien mee, you would love this as there was a lot of gravy. The small version came with pork belly, sotong and 3 prawns. Thankfully, there was no taugeh. The pork lard was very crispy but a tad too salty. So after eating awhile, you may find it salty. However, i do think this is a good plate of hokkien mee as the gravy was flavourful and had wok hey.
