Indonesian Style Fried Noodle

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 227 g egg noodles
• 1 shallot, chopped
• 3 candlenuts
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped
• 3 stalks green onions, chopped, split and green parts
• 5 cups chinese cabbage, shredded
• 2 medium carrots, slices in julianne
• 1 lime, press and roll to release the juice
• 1 tablespoon homemade curry paste (see my indonesian style curry paste recipe)
• 2 tablespoons indonesian sweet soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorn
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ground black peppercorns
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• coriander leaves, chopped (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 boil water and put egg noodles into boiling water until al dente, save some water when rinse the egg noodle.
• 2 using pestle, grind shallot and candle nuts.
• 3 heat up oil in medium high heat.
• 4 sautee part of green onion, garlic, shallot and candle nuts for few minutes in wok or pot.
• 5 stir in cabbages, carrots and whole black peppercorn until they soften. pour in water from noodle if the mixture is too dry.
• 6 combine cooked noodle into the vegetable mixtures.
• 7 add in sweet soy sauce, curry paste, salt, pepper, lime juice and mix well. reduce the heat.
• 8 add in green part of green onion.
• 9 serve the noodle with coriander leaves and indonesia chilly sauce if you like it spicy :-).