Indonesian Mie Goreng – Indonesian Stir Fried Noodles
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Mie goreng is stir-fried egg noodles with meat, fish balls, meatballs, shrimp, vegetables, and egg. What sets Indonesian mie goreng apart from other stir-fried noodles is the use of sweet soy sauce, or Kecap Manis.
Kecap Manis is a crucial condiment in Indonesian cuisine, crafted from soy sauce, palm sugar, spices, and herbs. This thick, dark soy sauce has a sweet, salty, and umami-rich flavor, and is commonly used in many Indonesian dishes like Chicken Satay, Beef Satay, and Nasi Goreng Kampung.
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Recipe Ingredients
Ingredient Notes
Noodles – Most commonly used noodles for mie goreng is egg noodles. They are dried, so you need to soak it with hot water for a while. Check the instructions on the package so you can handle it well. It usually takes one to two minutes to make it soft. Then the cooking process continues in the wok.
Meat – This is the part where you can put any meat to the dish. Any meat can be included here such as chicken fillet, beef slices, pork slices, fish balls, sausage, fish cake, shrimps.
Vegetables – Vegetables may vary. The most commonly used are mustard greens, chives, and bean sprouts. Cabbage can also work well, but it tends to be watery.
Sweet Soy Sauce – This particular sauce is the one that make this dish different. Sweet soy sauce or kecap manis can be found in Indonesia. It has sweet umami taste and adds dark brown color to the noodles.
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Substitutions & Variations
You can substitute the noodles with any variety noodles that you like, wide noodles, rice noodles, etc. Meat and vegetables can be adjusted to your preference.
For anyone doing Ketogenic diet, you can substitute the noodles with Shirataki noodles or Konjac noodles. They are great for noodles substitute and are plant-based.
How to Make
- Prepare the vegetables. Cut the mustard greens by 5 cm. Wash clean the bean sprouts. Slice the chilis thinly.
- Cut the meat balls, fish balls, and sausage. Peel and devein the shrimps.
- Whisk three eggs with a pinch of salt (image 1). Heat some oil. Make a thin omelette with the other half of egg mixture (image 2, 3). Scramble half the eggs with medium heat so you get a bright yellow scrambled eggs (image 4). Set aside.
- Fold and slice the thin omelette for the mie goreng topping (image 5). You will use the scrambled eggs for mixing in the noodles.
- Boil some water. Put the egg noodles in (image 6). Boil until quite soft (half-cooked), make sure it is pliable (image 7). Drain the water. Sprinkle some oil so the noodles won’t stick to each other (image 8).
- Heat some oil. Put in the garlic (image 9). Saute until fragrant.
- Throw in the meatballs, fish balls, sausage, and shrimp (image 10). Stir fry until they change color. Put in the chilis.
- Put in the egg noodles (image 11). Pour in the mie goreng sauce (image 12). Stir fry evenly (image 13).
- Throw in the vegetables and green onions (image 14).
- Pour in half cup of water. Make sure the noodles are evenly coated with the sauce (image 15).
- Transfer the scrambled eggs into the wok. Stir fry evenly. The mie goreng is done. Serve on a plate. Sprinkle some fried shallots if you like. Top with the sliced omelette for garnish (image 16). Enjoy your stir fried noodles!
Expert Tips
- All ingredients must be prepared before you start cooking. Once you start the stir-frying process, you have to be swift.
- Mix the sauce in a small bowl before cooking. That way you will not forget anything. Simply pour the sauce mixture into the wok.
- Use long chopsticks and spatula to stir fry and distribute the sauce evenly throughout the noodles.
FAQs
Storage
If you have some leftover, you can keep it in a closed container in the chiller. In my house, it is very rare to have mie goreng as leftover. Reheating is simple, you can just put this stir-fried noodles in the microwave or stir fry in a pan for a few minutes.ot use too much.
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Recipe
Mie Goreng (Chow Mein Noodles)
Equipment
- 1 wok
Ingredients
- 250 gr egg noodles
- 1 piece chinese sausage
- 1 pcs fish ball
- 2 pcs meat balls
- 75 gr shrimps
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 pcs red chilis
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 3 stalks mustard green
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 3 stalks green onions
- 2 eggs
- 50 cc water
Sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sweet soy sauce
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp mushroom powder or 1/4 tsp MSG (optional)
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp chili oil optional
Instructions
- Prepare the vegetables. Cut the mustard greens by 5 cm. Wash clean the bean sprouts. Slice the chilis thinly.
- Cut the meat balls, fish balls, and sausage. Peel and devein the shrimps.
- Whisk three eggs with a pinch of salt. Heat some oil. Scramble half the eggs with medium heat so you get a bright yellow scrambled eggs. Set aside. Make a thin omelette with the other half of egg mixture.
- Fold and slice the thin omelette for the mie goreng topping. You will use the scrambled eggs for mixing in the noodles.
- Boil some water. Put the egg noodles in. Boil until quite soft (half-cooked), make sure it is pliable. Drain the water. Sprinkle some oil so the noodles won’t stick to each other.
- Heat some oil in a wok. Put in the garlic. Saute until fragrant and a little bit golden brown.
- Throw in the meatballs, fish balls, sausage, and shrimp. Stir fry until they change color. Put in the chilis.
- Put in the egg noodles. Pour in the mie goreng sauce. Stir fry evenly.
- Throw in the vegetables and green onions.
- Pour in half cup of water. Make sure the noodles are evenly coated with the sauce.
- Transfer the scrambled eggs into the wok. Stir fry evenly.
- The mie goreng is done. Serve on a plate. Sprinkle some fried shallots if you like. Top with the sliced omelette for garnish. Enjoy your stir fried noodles!
Here is an authentic Indonesian mie goreng recipe. I have tried this recipe many times and all my friends love it! It is versatile and very easy to cook.