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Crab Bee Hoon (Crab Noodles)
June 19th, 2011Recipes, Chinese Recipes, Recipes, Recipes, Singapore Recipes44 CommentsDuring my most recent trip to Singapore (in April), my friends took me to Melben—a popular restaurant famed for its crab dishes. When the waiter came to take the order, I knew that I had to try crab bee hoon, a dish that I had read so much about on Singaporean food blogs.
The crab bee hoon was served in a clay pot, with a big and succulent crab swimming in a milky broth. At the first taste, I was transported to crab heaven. I love crab and have tried many versions: chili crab, ginger and scallion crab, black pepper crab, creamy butter crab, roasted crab, my mother’s version of chili crab, but I had never tried the soupy combination of crab and bee hoon. It was simply delicious! After the meal, my friends told me that the restaurant chain makes millions every year just selling crab. They asked me if I could crack the secret crab bee hoon recipe. I told them that I would try and that we could then start a crab restaurant and make a boat load of money…
So, here it is, my crab bee hoon recipe. To be very honest, I think the taste of this crab bee hoon is extremely close to the ones I had in Singapore, except that Dungeness crab is used instead of Sri Lankan crab, which is not available in the United States. The secret ingredient is evaporated milk, hence the milky color of the crab bee hoon. It’s also a very easy recipe, one that anyone can attempt at home. If you love crab bee hoon, try this recipe and let me know how it’s compared to the real ones served in Singapore!
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What a beautiful crab dish and how interesting to add evaporated milk! Looks really delicious… yum!
Nami, this crab bee hoon is great, I love it.
I like the sweet soup…..yummy!
Yes, the soup is sweet because of the crab, it’s also creamy because of the evaporated milk.
Bee, this looks really good. I have to admit that I have not heard about the restaurant. This sounds and look very much like fish head bee hoon but I am sure the crab would have made the soup so much sweeter!
I can’t believe that you haven’t been to Melben. Which is your favorite crab restaurant? Anyway, the chili crab at Melben is not that great, but crab bee hoon is pretty good. :)
What a great recipe! I’ve never tried crab bee hoon before now I am intrigued :) Thanks for sharing this recipe Bee!
Kiran – you should try it.
Boy does this take me back to my childhood days breaking from school at Ulu Pandan and taking the bus to a nice small noodle shop in Holland Village!
I am happy that when a certain dish brings back sentimental memories to my readers. :)
Have you tried “typhoon bay shelter’s crab), aka pei fong tong crab in Cantonese.Hope you can come out with a similar recipe
Yes, I know the typhoon shelter crab, I love it, too, but have never made it at home.
This is our most favourite pick when we went to crab restaurant in Singapore. We do not only like the crab and enjoy the flavourful broth to bits. Thanks for cracking the secret! You are surely a crab expert!
I’ve never tried it before but it sounds delicious, and you make it look so easy to prepare! Also never used guilin rice noodles before, but they look like thin egg noodles in the photo.
I’ve heard of Singapore’s crab noodles too, this looks great! I was planning to cook something similar but with those giant freshwater prawns instead. Thanks for sharing another great recipe!
Freshwater prawn will work for this recipe I think. Let me know how it goes Jen.
I’m Singaporean and LOVE LOVE LOVE Melben. Thanks for sharing this, I may have to make it myself when the craving hits someday! One question though, there’s nothing written on how you include the crab in your recipe?
Yes, it’s here: Add the evaporated milk and follow by the crab. Cook for a few minutes until the crab turns red and cooked. :)
I am so excited to see this recipe, can’t wait to try this out. Had crab bee hoon at Malben 4 years ago when I was back for a holiday and have been craving for it ever since.
Oh my Aunt brought me to Melben this time when I was Singapore and I was really intrigued by the combination of crab and beehoon. Takes a while to get used to though. Your recipe sounds interesting enough to try!
I am putting this Melben in my list. i have no doubt that you have successfully recreate it. Beautiful dish indeed
Hey Jun – yes, I quite like the crab beehoon but don’t bother ordering the chili crab…I think my recipe is better than Melben’s. :)
Looks tasty. Probably better to remove the shell before adding to soup. Easier to eat! :)
I tried this recipe last night. My husband & I loved it. It was simple, easy to prepare & delicious!!!!
A definite star in my book. And please keep the recipes coming…
Shatz – thanks for your sweet comment. I am so glad that you and your hubby loved my crab bee hoon recipe. Yes, will keep blogging and share great recipes, you can also try out other recipes here: http://rasamalaysia.com/rasa-malaysia-recipe-index/
aiyoh, torture to see this now when I am so hungry. Looks so good. I have to get over my phobia of killing crabs :p
Agree!! Love the crab bee hoon @Mellben. But we happen to love their Creamy Butter Crab even more! Thanks for sharing the recipes. Will using fresh milk instead of evaporated milk come up with similar taste?
Evaporated milk will be creamier. :)
Jun – Mellben is AMAZING (MUST go to Ang Mio Kio location) also make sure to try their Salted Egg Pork Ribs! Tell Mr Boon Chuan the owner I say hello!
hi dear, would like to try to cook my first crab dish *blush
But wat kind of crab am i suppose to use?
And where can i get the noodles mentioned? NTUC?
Mud crab. I am not sure what is NTUC.
hi is guilin dry noodles the same as mee sua?
No.
Hello, what brand for guilin rice noodle do you recommend? Thanks!
Just made this for dinner tonight and it was a big hit! We all loved it and drank every single drop of soup! YUMS! Thanks for sharing the recipe!! xx
Glad that you loved it. :)
I just wanted to thank you for the great recipe! The broth is out-of-this-world yummy.
Cooking my raw crab in the soup added a lot of flavor AFAIk.
Can’t wait to try out more of your recipes.