Dinner

Mee Goreng Mamak

Name: Mee Goreng Mamak
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: 50g peanuts; 15g dried chilies, dried; 10g prawns; 5 tbs oil; 750 ml water; 1/2 tbs tamarind paste; 250g potatoes, peeled and cut into small chunks; 2 red onions, sliced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 30g cabbage, cut; 30g Chinese broccoli, cut; 1 tofu, fried and sliced; 1 tbs dark soy sauce, mixed with water; 4 noodles, boiled if dried; 1 egg; dried shrimps, dried, as needed; dhal, as needed; Chinese flowering cabbage (choi sam), cut, some; prawn fritters, prepared and cut, as needed; lime, sliced, a slice; green chilies, sliced, slices

Malaysian-style fried noodles with a fragrant tamarind paste, potatoes, tofu, vegetables, egg, and optional prawns.

1 hr
560 kcal
Malaysian

Mellowpan tip: Makes 4 servings, so there’s room for leftovers. Plan them into your week.

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Steps

Step 1:
Heat oil in a pan over medium heat.
Step 2:
Add the peanuts, dried chilies, dried shrimps, and dhal.
Step 3:
Fry the aromatics until fragrant.
Step 4:
Remove the fried aromatics from the pan and set aside.
Step 5:
Blend the fried ingredients with tamarind paste and water until fine.
Step 6:
Heat oil over low heat and sauté the blended ingredients.
Step 7:
Continue cooking until the oil separates from the paste and the paste turns a darker shade.
Step 8:
Peel the potatoes and cut them into small chunks.
Step 9:
Boil the potatoes in a pot of water until knife-tender.
Step 10:
Remove the potatoes from the pot, set aside, and discard the water.
Step 11:
Slice the onion and fried tofu.
Step 12:
Mince the garlic, and cut the cabbage and Chinese flowering cabbage (choi sam).
Step 13:
Prepare and cut the prawn fritters.
Step 14:
If using dried noodles, boil them until softened.
Step 15:
Mix the dark soy sauce with water.
Step 16:
To fry one portion, heat oil and add one-quarter each of the garlic, onion, and paste, in that order.
Step 17:
Sauté until fragrant, adding prawns if desired.
Step 18:
Add one-quarter each of the tofu, boiled potatoes, cabbage, Chinese flowering cabbage, and prawn fritters.
Step 19:
Sauté for another 30 seconds.
Step 20:
Add the noodles to the wok.
Step 21:
Add 3 tablespoons of the dark soy sauce mixture and mix evenly for 1 minute.
1 min
Step 22:
Move the noodles to the side of the wok and stir in an egg.
Step 23:
Garnish with a slice of lime and slices of green chilies.
Step 24:
To cook another plate of noodles, repeat from step 16 onward.