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Mie Goreng (Fried Indonesian Noodles)

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Mie Goreng Ayam is a fried Indonesian dish with chicken, shrimp, greens, and a delicious sticky sauce made from Kecap Manis, a sweet soy sauce.

Ingredients

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  • 400 g al dente Egg Noodles (I use fresh)
  • 1/3 cup Chicken fat oil or vegetable oil
  • 2 Eggs
  • 125 gram raw Shrimp, deveined and peeled
  • 125 gram dark meat Chicken slice into 1/4 inch thickness
  • 125 grams Yu Choi, cut into 2 inches long, separate the stalk and leaves (easy to replace with bok choy or another green)
  • 125 gram Cabbage, cut into strips
  • 3 tsp Water (or 4tsp)
  • 6 Shallots, diced finely
  • 4 Garlic cloves, diced finely
  • 3 tbsp ABC Kecap Manis sweet soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp thin Soy sauce
  • 1 tsp Chicken bouillon powder (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp White pepper

Instructions

  1. Heat up a wok for a few minutes on high heat until it is really hot, you can do a water splash test. If the water evaporates quickly, it’s ready to go.
  2. Add about 1 tbsp of oil, and add the chicken, cook it through for a minute or two until the chicken fat is rendered and they are done thoroughly, take it out of the wok.
  3. Add another 1 tbsp of oil and toss the shrimp into the oil, and cook halfway through for a minute, then set it aside.
  4. Add another 1 Tbsp of oil, crack the eggs into the wok, swirl it around, and scramble it When the egg is almost set, scrape the egg into one side of the wok
  5. Pour the remaining oil into the wok and add the aromatics (shallots, garlic) and cabbages. Cook for a few minutes until the cabbage is translucent.
  6. Lower the heat, add the yu choi stalks, and mix the protein back into the wok.
  7. Add kecap manis, thin soy sauce, salt, and white pepper. Stir a few times and then add about 3-4 tbsp of water
  8. Add the cooked noodles into the wok and yu choi leaves
  9. Try to coat the noodles evenly with the sauce, and cook it until the noodles absorb all the sauce.
  10. Serve it with Acar Timun and hot sauce sambal.

Notes

  • Make sure you listen to M. Aimee's episode, A Peanut Never Forgets Its Shell while you make her Mie Goreng Ayam recipe.
  • M. Aimee suggests serving this with pickled carrot and cucumber, Acar Timun. You can find the recipe here.

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Find it online: https://thestoriedrecipe.com/mie-goreng-authentic-fried-indonesian-noodles/