Bakmie Goreng (Indonesian Fried Noodle)

This food reminds me of my childhood in Indonesia. Most birthday parties that I went always served bakmie goreng. Noodle is a sign of long life and hence, every birthday party must have noodles!

I cooked bakmie goreng to celebrate Thu's birthday. It was his first experience of my bakmie goreng as we usually order this dish in Indonesian restaurants. I was pleased with the result and will definitely make it again, especially for someone's birthday!


Ingredients:

• 1 bulb garlic (peeled and crushed)
• 2 eggs (scrambled)
• 10 beefballs (cut in half)
  
• 3 chicken thigh fillets (cut in strips)
• half bunch choy sum (cut to medium strips)
  
• 1 pack Hokkien Noodle
• salt & pepper
  
• 2 tbs sweet soy sauce (kecap manis)
• 1 tsp garlic chilli sauce (sambal bawang)
• fried shallot (bawang goreng) to garnish
  

Preparations:

• Blanch hokkien noodles in boiling water until they are well-separated. Drain and run in cold water for 1 minute to avoid noodles get too soft.
  
• Scramble the egg and put them aside.
• Stir fry crushed garlic until they turn slightly golden. Add chicken thigh strips, a pinch of salt and pepper. Keep stir-frying until chicken is fully cooked.

• Add choy sum, beefball, and garlic chilli sauce. Keep mixing. When the veggies are cooked, add hokkien noodle and sweet soy sauce, a pinch of salt (based on your taste). Mix until the colour is uniform.

• Add scrambled egg. Mix and it is ready to serve. Garnish with fried shallots.