In Indonesia, some of the country's best cuisine is Chinese Indonesian, commonly known as Tionghoa- Indonesia cuisine. The food from Tionghoa-Indonesia is characterized by a mixture of Chinese style menu with local spices and ingredients. In countries like Malaysia and Singapore, these food are called Peranakan Food. One example of Chinese-Indonesian cuisine is I Fu Mie, or Indonesian, commonly calls it Tamie.

What is I Fu Mie?

It's a crispy fried noodle served with a savory sauce made of seafood or chicken stock with vegetables. This type of delicious, creamy sauce is often called Cap Cay, a different kind of stir-fried vegetables. But today, we will be focusing on making a basic and easy I Fue Mie recipe without corn starch and with simple vegetables.

So, Let's get into the cooking lab!

Ingredients

1. 5 dried noodles
2. a cabbage
3. a carrot
4. Some shrimps
5. 3 onion
6. 2 tsp salt
7. 2 tsp sugar
8. 1 tsp pepper powder
9. 250ml water
10. A sausage (optional)

Directions

In this recipe, there are two preparation: Makin Fried noodles and the soup/sauce.

Making the Noodle

• Boil the noodle and strain it.
• Divide the noodle as you desire.
• Heat a skillet and put cooking oil.
• Fry the noodle until it turns golden brown and crispy.
• Let it cool while you are making the sauce.

Making the soup/sauce

• In a pot, boil 250ml water and with the chopped onion and the shrimp
• Add carrot, then the cabbage.
• Add salt, sugar, and pepper powder.
• Let it boil and add chopped sausage into the mixture.
• Serve the fried noodle on a plate and pour the soup into the plate.

Note from Mac

A simple suggestion from me would be preparing all the ingredients beforehand or frying the noodle first because frying the noodle is taking longer than the soup preparation. I fu Mie is also best served with sweet-sour and spicy chicken. This is also best served during dinner instead of lunchtime. If you want to try a noodle recipe, this easy and straightforward recipe should be on your next list.

I left out corn starch because I don't have it the pantry. But you can always add a spoon of it for extra thick and creaminess. As always, this recipe can be made vegetarian instead of using chicken stock or seafood.

Thus far, I Fu Mie has always been on my family menu during special occasions like birthdays or family celebrations. This is why I love them and always request this food to be made when I am home. Today was the day I am bruising my cooking skills, especially with this I Fu mie recipe.