Indonesian Stir Fried Noodles

Noodles are the most fascinating form of food and it has been dazzling us all since our childhood.

From maggie noodles to the hybird Chinese noodles and pastas our moms used to make for us to the chowmein from the desi influenced Chinese restaurants noodles have never failed to make us feel excited.

As I got into cooking and explored more cuisines I tried many form of pastas and noodles. Today I will try one more type of noodles which are known as Indonesian Stir Fried Noodles and is one of teh most famous street foods in Indonesia.

INGREDIENTS FOR SAUCE:

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce or oyster sauce

1 tablespoon red chili sauce

(click on this link http://chefshamsher.blogspot.com/2015/09/thai-red-curry-chicken.html to see how to make red pepper paste)

¼ cup chicken stock

1 tablespoon honey

2 teaspoon fish sauce

INGREDIENTS FOR STIR FRY:

200 grams of chinese egg noodles

2 Tbs cooking oil

200 grams of shrimps or your favorite type of meat

2 cloves garlic finely chopped

½ onion finely chopped

1 small carrot, sliced

Half cababge cut in bite size

beansprouts (can find it at alfatah or green valley if not then skip)


1 egg for serving

Add one tablespoon of oil in a owk on high heat and fry the shrimps. 

Season with salt and pepper and take them out as soon as they change color.

Make the sauce by adding chicken stock, soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, red chili paste and honey in a bowl.

Mix it well.

Add one more tablespoon of oil in a wok and add chopped garlic and onion. Fry until the garlic is brown and onions are translucent.

Add carrots and cabbage and fry for 2 minutes.

Season the vegetables with black pepper and salt according to your taste.

Add noodles to the wok and pour the sauce over it.

Mix the noodles well.

Add shrimps and been sprouts. Stir them in properly.

I had a green onion so I diced it inside as well.

Fry an egg. Sunny side up.

Serve Indonesian Stir Fried Noodles with a fried egg and sprinkle some sesame seeds on it. Do try it it is amazing.

Vietnamese Shaking Beef

I love my beef in burgers the most but apart from the burger sometimes it is also good in Asian food.

Bo Luc Lac is a very weird name. It's like your hushing away your pet but it means Vietnamese Shaking Beef which is a Vietnamese style beef steak with a lemon juice dipping.

The beef that is used in this recipe is either fillet mignon, rib eye or tender sirloin. It should be cooked regarding your own choice of tenderness. Mostly people like it medium rare but I will cook it on low heat for about 30-45 minutes because I want the beef to melt in my mouth.

Extremely easy to make. Average new born can cook it easily. Extremely tasty as well.

INGREDIENTS:

450 grams beef cut in 1 inch cubes (fillet mignon, rib eye or tender sirloin)

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1 teaspoon oyster sauce

2 tablespoon vegetable oil

4 big garlic cloves chopped

3-4 green onions cut in half and chopped in 2 inch long pieces

1 medium sliced onion

half a cup of lemon juice

pinch of salt & pepper for the lemon juice

First we will marinate the beef in sugar, black pepper, soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce and oil.

Put it in the refrigerator for 2 hours. You can do it over night as well but that is not required.

After 2 hours we start frying the beef in a tablespoon of oil.

Fry it for 3-4 minutes and if you like it medium rare you should cook it for a couple of more minutes but if you want it tender like me then add half a glass of water, cover the pan with a lid and let the steam do it's magic while letting the beef simmer for 30-45 minutes.

In these 30-45 minutes you can't sit around because there is work to be done.

GET YOUR LAZY BUM UP! and chop the green onions, the garlic cloves and make the lemon juice dip by squeezing half a cup of lemon juice and adding a pinch of salt and black pepper to it.

After 30-45 minutes have passed uncover the beef and if there is still a bit more liquid then cook it on high heat to dry it up. When little sauce is renaming add the chopped onion, green onions and the garlic.

Stir fry this for a minute and Vietnamese Shaking beef is ready to be served.

The traditional way to serve it is over a bed of sliced tomatoes.

Grab a beef cube, dip it in the lemon juice and experience a flavorful ride that will blow your taste-buds.

Stir Fried Chili Chicken Noodles

Patience is the key to success not the shit that DJ Khaled tell you guys.

Patience is lacking in the people, kindness is lacking in the people yet the ones who have these traits are the most beautiful human beings in the world.

Patience is also required in making Asian food. The weirdest food which takes 30+ minutes in preparation and it is cooked in only 5-10 minutes. I HATE MAKING ASIAN FOOD BUT I LOVE EATING IT.

Then again I love eating almost anything (HALAL to be more precise)

There is a new restaurant in town and I have been there thrice. The food is amazing and I urge you all to try that out. It is called The Rice Bowl and the whole concept of the restaurant is very innovative and different. They also have a a home delivery menu which I had my eyes on and upon Noor's suggestion I tried their Stir Fried Chili Chicken Noodles AND THEY WERE BEYOND AMAZING. So amazing that I had to try and make them myself and I did.

The preparation time is 30 minutes which involves a lot of cutting in detail. The rest is history.

INGREDIENTS:

1 pack of Chinese egg noodles (preferred brand in the pictures; bought from Al Fatah)

250 grams of chicken cut into thin slices

1 can of mushrooms, sliced

1 tablespoon of sliced ginger

1 tablespoon of sliced garlic

1/2 cup of chicken broth

1 tablespoon of vinegar

1 tablespoon of oyster sauce

1 1/2 tablespoons of soy sauce

1 tablespoon of fish sauce

2 tablespoon of oyster sauce (one for chicken and one for sauce)

1 teaspoon cornflour

1 small onion, sliced in cubes

green onions (white part cut into inch long slices)

4-6 green chilies sliced in half

First we will boil the noodles. If you are using the same brand as in the pictures or a similar one then do not boil the noodles for more than 30 seconds. Yes you read it right, 30 seconds because these noodles cook quickly.

Marinate the chicken in a pinch of salt and pepper, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1 tablespoon sesame oil and 1 teaspoon of cornflour.

Mix it well and set it aside.

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a wok or non-stick pan and fry the ginger garlic alongside the chicken until the chicken is completely cooked.

While the chicken cooks make this sauce by combining soy sauce, chicken stock, oyster sauce, fish sauce and sesame oil.

Now take the chicken out of the wok and add 2 more tablespoons of oil.

Start frying the vegetables 1 minute each, starting from the mushrooms, green onions, onions and green chilies.

Now add the sauce while stir frying the vegetables and quickly add the cooked noodles and chicken.

Give everything a thorough stir and Stir Fried Chili Chicken Noodles is ready to be served.

Asian food doesn't get much better than this. Dive in the amazing Stir Fried Chili Chicken Noodles.