Indonesian Bahmi Goreng
As a young teenager in the 50's, my mother used to send me & my younger brother to the indonesian quarters in amsterdam to buy 2 buckets of steaming hot bahmi goreng. (a saturday event). Through many experiments & using numerous suggestions from others, i have been making this one now for about 30 years. It takes a bit of preparing but it is worth the effort. Preparation and cooking times are approximates only.
Steps
Serving: serve the prepared bahmi goreng on a large flat dish and garnish with the fried onions , strips of omelet and slices of lemon.
Also serve with deep fried prawn crackers and a small jug of ketjap manis.
In a wok using a little moderately hot peanut oil , fry two of the onions and garlic.
When the onions become transparent , add the following: ginger , black pepper , cauliflower and celery.
Stir-fry until vegetables are half-cooked.
Now add the following: cabbage , leeks , bean sprouts , pork , ketjap manis , shrimp paste& salt.
In a large pot of boiling water on high heat , immerse the egg noodles.
Separate them with a fork as soon as they hit the water and boil for 3-4 minutes.
No longer as they will cook further when mixed with the vegetables.
When the noodles are cooked , pour them into a colander and rinse with cold water.
To prevent the noodles from becoming a solid mass , separate them again as you rinse.
On a low heat , mix the noodles with the cooked vegeta.
Ingredients
pork, egg noodles, bean sprouts, bok choy, celery, cauliflower, leeks, ginger, garlic cloves, onions, shrimp paste, chili paste, soy sauce, salt, black pepper, peanut oil, eggs, lemons, shrimp crackers