Sweet Soy Chicken Noodles

Name: Sweet Soy Chicken Noodles (Mee Goreng)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 300 g (10½ oz) dried thick egg noodles (the very yellow ones); 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces; 75 ml (2½ fl oz) sweet soy sauce (kecap manis); 3 garlic cloves, chopped; 4 tbsp sambal oelek chilli sauce or sriracha; 2 tbsp tamarind purée; 1 small onion, sliced in half moons; 300 g (10½ oz) bok choy or other greens, chopped; 6 spring onions (scallions), chopped; 2 large handfuls beansprouts; 45 ml (1½ fl oz) light soy sauce

Mee Goreng

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

My Asian Kitchen

By Jennifer Joyce

Published 2018

About

Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore all share a love of mee goreng, though recipes range from using rice noodles to thick yellow wheat ones. Any seafood, vegetables or meat can be used, but the concept of the sauce is similar – sweet soy, tamarind and chilli – clinging to the noodles for a gorgeous, sticky stir-fry.

Ingredients

300 g (10½ oz) dried thick egg noodles (the very yellow ones)
2 tbsp vegetable

Asia
Singapore
Indonesia
Malaysia
Main course
South East Asia

Method

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the noodles and boil until very al dente. Drain and leave in the sieve.

To make the sweet soy sauce, in a small bowl mix together the chilli paste, tamarind, sweet soy sauce and the regular soy sauce.

In a large wok, heat the oil. Add the chicken pieces and sauté until browned and cooked through, about 8–10 minutes. Remove from the wok a