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Homemade mi goreng

Preparation time Cooking time Fruit & vegetable serves Cost
5-10 mins* 10-15 mins* 3 serve per person $2 per person

*Cooking times are based on 4 serves. You may need to cook for less time for 2 people; more time for 6 people.
 

Homemade mi goreng served in a bowl with chop sticks
Yhunger Collection: Homemade mi goreng

Ingredients

Ingredient list for 2 people for 4 people for 6 people
Plain instant noodles 2 cakes 4 cakes 6 cakes
Oil, for example canola oil 2 tsp 1 tbsp 1½ tbsp
Chicken thigh fillet, trimmed of fat, cubed 1 1 2
Kecap manis (Indonesian sweet soy sauce) 1 tbsp 2 tbsp 3 tbsp
Salt-reduced soy sauce 2 tsp 1 tbsp 1½ tbsp
Sweet chili sauce 2 tsp 1 tbsp 1½ tbsp
White pepper Pinch Pinch Pinch
Choy sum, bok choy or broccoli, washed and roughly chopped ½ bunch 1 bunch 1½ bunches
Carrot, cut into thin carrot sticks or sliced on an angle  ½ 1
Egg, lightly beaten 1 2 3
Green shallot, thinly sliced 1 2 3

Equipment

Saucepan, bowl, strainer, large frying pan, stirring spoon, chopping boards, knives, measuring spoons and small bowl and fork (for egg).

Steps

  1. Cook noodles in boiling water for 2 minutes, then strain
  2. Heat oil in a large frypan over a high heat. Add chicken and stir-fry until brown. Remove from frypan and set aside
  3. Add the green vegetables, carrot and shallots. Cook and stir constantly for 3 to 7 minutes on medium heat
  4. Add the noodles, chicken, kecap manis, soy sauce, chilli sauce and pepper. Stir well to mix 
  5. Add the eggs. Stir constantly to scramble and mix through the noodles. Serve immediately

Tips

  • Try a variation: use hokkien noodles

Acknowledgements: Thank you to Lusiana Njo for sharing this recipe during her Yhunger time.