The nondescript hawker stall in Fa Yuen Street Market in Mong Kok takes on a more upmarket look as a contemporary-themed 50-seat restaurant that is decked out old-school Hong Kong paraphernalia—from a counter that is decked out with mahjong tiles to biscuit tins and coffee pots of yesteryear.
The smoothness of the rice grains is accentuated by the handmade bean curd skin from Hong Kong that is added to the mixture, which is followed by adding pork bones and fish stock. The congee, which is cooked over five hours, is constantly stirred every five to 10 minutes into the mixture. Tradition is upheld with the congee being cooked in handmade copper pots. Prices of the congee range from $7.80 to $22.
On the menu are 16 types of congee, including new additions such as Alaskan crab legs congee, Hokkaido scallops and braised baby abalone. For the signature fish porridge, the original dace fish has been replaced by parrot fish that boasts a smooth and firm texture.
Besides congee, Mui Kee’s Singapore menu has been expanded to include claypot dishes that are only available for dinner. Claypot dishes include wok-fried beef brisket topped with spring onions and frog legs with ginger and spring onions.
Newfangled chee cheong fun options include one that is studded with pink bits of Sakura shrimps that gives the rice rolls a fragrant, salty kick, while the beef brisket rendition is a joy to chew on with lusciously soft beef cubes topped on the rice rolls. Other new dishes include fried and stuffed assorted vegetables with dace fish paste and fried dace fish cakes.
Mui Kee Congee is a partnership between the hawker stall and Singapore food and beverage company, the Les Amis Group, which runs the two-Michelin-starred restaurant Les Amis, among its 15 restaurants here.
Mui Kee Congee is at 01-12 Shaw Centre, 1 Scotts Road
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