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Homemade mi goreng
Preparation time | Cooking time | Fruit & vegetable serves | Cost |
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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.
Ingredients
Ingredient list | for 2 people | for 4 people | for 6 people |
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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 | 1½ |
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
- Cook noodles in boiling water for 2 minutes, then strain
- Heat oil in a large frypan over a high heat. Add chicken and stir-fry until brown. Remove from frypan and set aside
- Add the green vegetables, carrot and shallots. Cook and stir constantly for 3 to 7 minutes on medium heat
- Add the noodles, chicken, kecap manis, soy sauce, chilli sauce and pepper. Stir well to mix
- 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.