My favourite recipe : "Mi Bandung" / "Bandung Noodles"

There are so many variations of this favourite speciality. I tried a few and made some improvisations. It is very quick and easy to make too as most of the ingredients you should already have in your kitchen.

What you need:

1 pack yellow noodles (blanched with hot water)

100 grams medium-sized prawns

100 grams beef (sliced thinly)

2 eggs

2 tablespoons chilli paste

2 tablespoons oyster sauce

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon chilli ketchup

1 tablespoon tomato ketchup

1 tablespoon tomato puree

1 onions (cut into 4)

4 red onions (pound)

2 cloves garlic (pound)

1 cube of chicken stock

Salt, pepper and sugar to taste

Vegetable cutlets (cauliflower, carrot, baby corns)

1 tomato (cut into 6 wedges)

5 cups of water

3 tablespoons of oil

Chopped spring onions and chinese celery for garnishing

Fried shallots for garnishing

Tofu, fried and cut into small squares for garnishing

Half-cup cooked and mashed sweet potatoes as thickener (optional)

What to do:

1. Heat the oil. Fry the pounded red onions and garlic and chilli paste 

2. Pour in tomato puree, tomato and chilli ketchup, oyster sauce, soy sauce and cut onions. Stir well.

3. Toss in beef and pour in water. When the beef is cooked, you can add in prawns.

4. Pour in more water and let it boil. Toss in the vegetables and cube stock. Add in salt, pepper and sugar to taste. If you opted to use the sweet potatoes, this is the stage to mix it in.

5. Toss in the prawns. Put the eggs in and cook in slow heat. When the eggs are cooked and the gravy is thick, it is ready.

6. Serve with noodles and garnish well.

Estimated cooking time: 30 minutes

Estimated yield: serves 6 people

 

Also in Bahasa Malaysia

 

Apa yang anda perlukan:

1 pek mi kuning (basuh dan celur)

100 grams udang basah sederhana besar

100 grams daging (hiris nipis)

2 biji telur

2 sudu besar cili kisar

2 sudu besar sos tiram

2 sudu besar kicap cair

1 sudu besar sos cili

1 sudu besar sos tomato

1 sudu besar puri tomato

1 biji bawang besar (dibelah 4)

4 biji bawang merah (tumbuk lumat)

2 ulas bawang putih (tumbuk lumat)

1 kiub pati ayam

Garam, lada sulah dan gula secukup rasa

Sedikit sayuran yang dipotong kecil (bunga kobis, lobak merah, jagung kecil)

I biji tomato (dibelah 6)

5 cawan air

3 sudu besar minyak masak

Daun sup dan daun bawang yang dihiris untuk hiasan

Bawang goreng untuk hiasan

Tauhu goreng yang dipotong kiub untuk hiasan

Setengah cawan keledek, dimasak dan dilenyek (opsyenal)

Apa yang perlu dibuat:

1. Panaskan minyak dan tumis bahan yang ditumbuk dan cili kisar sehingga wangi.

2. Masukkan puri tomato, sos tomato, tiram dan cili, kicap dan akhir sekali bawang besar. Kacau rata.

3. Masukkan daging dan tuangkan sedikit air. Masak sehingga daging empuk.

4. Masukkan air lagi. Selepas mendidih, masukkan sayuran dan kiub pati ayam. Tambahkan garam, lada sulah dan gula secukup rasa. Jika anda menggunakan ubi keledek, masukkannya sekarang.

5. Masukkan udang. Pecahkan telur ke dalam kuah dan masak dengan api yang perlahan. Apabila telur sudah masak dan kuah agak pekat, kuah mi bandung anda sudah sedia.

Anggaran masa memasak: 30 minit

Anggaran hasil: 6 hidangan

 

Photo credit :

Nor Azhar Ishak Personal Photo Collection