Mee Siam Kuah

Name: Mee Siam Kuah
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: 70 g cooking oil; 150 g prawn shell; 1400 g water; 40 g dried chillies; 300 g onion; 3 garlic cloves; 25 g shrimp paste (belacan); 30 g dried shrimp; 60 g fermented bean paste (taucu); 15 g unsalted toasted peanuts; 2 tbsp tamarind paste; 5 tbsp sugar; 2 tsp salt; 300 g raw medium sized prawn; 300 g rice vermicelli; 130 g bean sprouts (taugeh); 60 g fried tofu; 20 g fresh chives; 2 tbsp fried shallots; 3 limes; 3 hard-boiled eggs