Monday, February 1, 2010

Fried Noodles

Fried egg noodles. Favourite Lunch or light Supper dish

Ingredients:

350 gr. Medium Egg noodles
100 gr. Diced Chicken Fillet / Shrimp
50 gr. Small Prawns
1 medium Onion
2 Cloves of Garlic
1 Carrot
1 Small Leek
2 tsp. Sambal ulek
1 tsp. Trassi (shrimp paste)
3 tbs. Kecap Manis
3 tbs. Oil
Pepper & Salt

Preparation:

Boil the noodles, using the instructions on the packet. Rinse and set aside.
Heat your wok and add the oil. Stir-fry the diced Onion and Garlic for 1 min. Add the meat, prawns, trassi and sambal ulek and fry for a further 3 min.Add the finely sliced carrots and leek and fry for 4 more min. Add the Noodles and Kecap Manis.
Use pepper and salt as needed and stir-fry for a further 4 min.
Serve hot. Delicious with Hot Peanut sauce.

Indonesian Fried Rice


Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup uncooked long grain white rice
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 green chile pepper, chopped
  • 1 small carrot, sliced
  • 1 stalk celery, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons kecap manis
  • 2 tablespoons tomato sauce
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/4 cucumber, sliced
  • 4 eggs

Preparations :

  1. Bring the rice and water to boil in a pot. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes.
  2. Heat the oil in a wok, and cook the onion, garlic, and green chile until tender. Mix in the carrot and celery. Stir in the rice, and mix in kecap manis, tomato sauce, and soy sauce. Continue cooking about 1 minute, until heated through. Transfer to bowls, and garnish with cucumber slices.
  3. Place eggs in the wok, and cook until set. Place in the bowls over the rice and vegetables.