Mee Goreng
User Reviews
4.6
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
5 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Calories
493 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Malaysian
Mee Goreng
Description
This Mee Goreng recipe begins by blending dried red chilies with oil and water to make a chili paste that forms the spicy base of the dish. Yellow noodles are stir-fried with garlic, potatoes, fried tofu pieces, and squid rings, cooked until fragrant and combined with a sauce of soy sauce, dark soy sauce, tomato ketchup, and sugar. Eggs are scrambled in with the noodles to add richness and texture, and bean sprouts provide a fresh crunch just before finishing.
The final dish is garnished with sliced lettuce leaves and lime wedges, which add brightness and complementary freshness. The lime squeezed over the noodles before eating cuts through the dish's savory and spicy notes.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 tablespoons neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 potato boiled, peeled, and sliced
- 3 pieces bean curd or fried firm tofu, cut into pieces, fried
- 4 squid cleaned and cut into rings
- 1 lb (500g) yellow noodles rinsed and drained
- 2 large egg
- 1 cup bean sprout rinsed and drained
- lettuce sliced, for garnishing, leaves
- 1 lime cut into wedges
Chili Paste:
- 10 dried red chili
- 1 1/2 tablespoons neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon water
Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce or kecap manis
- 3 tablespoons tomato ketchup
- sugar to taste
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients for the Chili Paste and blend well using a food processor.
- Heat a wok and add the chili paste. Stir-fry until the oil separates from the chili. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients for the Sauce. Set aside.
- Heat a wok on high heat and add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. Add the garlic, 3 tablespoons of chili paste, potatoes, bean curd, and squid. Stir-fry until fragrant. Add the yellow noodles and the sauce, then continue stirring. Push the noodles to the side of the wok.
- Add the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of cooking oil and crack the eggs on top of the oil. Scramble the eggs and mix them in with the noodles. Add the bean sprouts and stir quickly for about 1 minute.
- Dish out the noodles and garnish with sliced lettuce leaves and lime wedges. Squeeze some lime juice over the noodles before serving.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 493 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 493kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 65g | 22% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 15g | 88% |
| Cholesterol | 159mg | 53% |
| Sodium | 1436mg | 60% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.6
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