Indonesian Fried Noodles (Mie Goreng)
Mie Goreng is a popular Indonesian fried noodle dish that everyone is sure to love. Indonesian Mie Goreng is incredibly flavorful and versatile, featuring noodles fried in a delicious sweet and savory sauce. No ticket to Bali needed; make this for dinner tonight!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp oyster sauce
- 2 dashes ground white pepper
- 2 small shallots (thinly sliced)
- 1/4 cup cooking oil
- 2 clove garlic
- 8-10 medium shrimp (deveined, tail on)
- 2 cup shredded cabbage
- 1+1/2 lb fresh yellow egg noodles
- 1+1/2 cup fresh bean sprouts
- sliced fresh red chili (garnish)
- chopped scallions (garnish)
- calamansi lime or regular lime wedges (garnish)
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the sauce by combining the kecap manis, soy sauce, oyster sauce and white pepper.
- 2
Heat cooking oil in a wok over medium-low heat. Add the sliced shallots, then increase the heat to medium.
- 3
Remove the shallots from the wok using a spider skimmer or a soup skimmer when they are just about golden brown. Spread them out on a paper towel so that it can soak up the excess oil.
- 4
Use a wok spatula to remove most of the oil from the wok, leaving behind about 2 tablespoons of the oil.
- 5
Add garlic to the wok, followed by the shrimp. Stir-fry for about 30 seconds or until the shrimp are half-way cooked.
- 6
Add sliced cabbage. Stir-fry till slightly softened (about one minute).
- 7
Add noodles.
- 8
Give the sauce a stir, then pour the sauce over the noodles. Stir-fry the noodles to distribute the sauce evenly, then add fresh bean sprouts to the wok.
- 9
Stir to combine all the ingredients well, then transfer the noodles to a serving dish.
- 10
Top with crispy shallots, sliced red chili, and chopped scallions.