Mie goreng

Mie goreng

Mie goreng in a restaurant in Jakarta
Alternative names	Bakmi goreng, Mi goreng
Type	Noodle
Course	Main course
Place of origin	Indonesia[1]
Region or state	Nationwide
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Fried noodles with chicken, meat or prawn
Media: Mie goreng

Mie goreng (

In Indonesia, where mi goreng is one of the most widespread simple dishes, the dish's origin is associated with

Preparation

Mi goreng is traditionally made with

The almost identical recipe is often used to create other dishes. For example, bihun goreng is made by replacing yellow wheat noodles with bihun (rice vermicelli), while kwetiau goreng uses kwetiau (thick flat rice noodles) instead.

Variations

Some mi goreng variants exist. In Indonesia, mi goreng variants are usually named after the ingredients, while some might be named after the region of origin.

• Mi goreng ayam or common mi goreng uses chicken with shallots, garlic, leek, sweet soy sauce, egg, and vegetables typically added as well.
• Mi goreng ayam penyet mi goreng topped with ayam penyet smashed fried chicken with sambal.
• Mi goreng sapi, is similar to common traditional mie goreng, but uses beef instead.
• Mi goreng kambing uses
  mutton
  .
• Mi goreng kerang uses clam. It is a specialty of Batam.^[8]
• Mi goreng udang uses shrimp.
• Mi goreng seafood uses seafood which includes a mixture of fish, squid, and shrimp.
• Mi goreng Aceh a mi goreng variant from Aceh province, uses a thicker noodle similar to that of spaghetti and employs a curry-like rich spicy paste.^[9]
• mi rebus (lit. "boiled noodle") or mi Jawa.^[10]
• Mi goreng tek-tek refers to mi goreng sold by travelling street hawkers that hit the
  mi rebus
  from their food carts.
• Mi goreng dhog-dhog also known as Mi goreng Surabaya from Surabaya city. Refer to travelling food cart vendor selling mi goreng Surabaya that uses a large wooden slit drum instead to announce his presence in the neighbourhood, thus creating "dhog-dhog" sounds.^[11]

Instant version

of mie goreng

• instant version of mi goreng, Indomie Mi goreng is also popular in Indonesia and other countries, notably the Netherlands, Nigeria, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and several Middle Eastern countries.^[12] This instant version, however, is not technically goreng (stir-fried), but boiled instead and seasoned after discarding the water used for boiling. Nevertheless, it tries to closely resemble the authentic mi gothe reng by adding sweet soy sauce and crispy fried shallot. It is commonly found in warung
  Indomie stalls that sell instant noodles, grilled sandwiches, and hot drinks in Indonesian urban areas.

Indonesians tend to name similar foreign dishes as mi goreng, for example in Indonesia, chow mein is often called mi goreng Cina and yakisoba is called mi goreng Jepang.

Gallery

• 
  Basic mi goreng tek-tek sold by travelling street vendor
• 
  Mi goreng with chicken and shrimp in Jakarta
• 
  Mi goreng udang with shrimp
• 
  Mi goreng Jawa, Javanese style seasoned with

  kecap
• 
  Mi goreng Aceh
• 
  Mi goreng Bali
• 
  Mi goreng served as part of hotel breakfast buffet
• 
  Mi goreng and nasi goreng combo, a hotel breakfast buffet

See also

• Mie kuah
• Mie ayam
• Indonesian cuisine
• Bakmi
• Bamischijf

References

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5. ^ "Indonesian Food: 50 of the Best Dishes You Should Eat". Migrationology. 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
6. ^ Janelle Bloom (August 2001). "Mie goreng". Taste.com.au Australian Good Taste.
7. ^ "Indonesian Fried Noodles (Mie Goreng)". Rasa Malaysia. 9 August 2010.
8. ^ "8 Rumah Makan Mie Goreng Kerang Favorit di Batam". menukuliner.net (in Indonesian). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
9. ^ "Mie Aceh Recipe". Indonesian Recipes.
10. ^ "Mie Goreng Jawa". Tasty Indonesian Food.
11. ^ Rinny Ermiyanti Yasin (1 February 2012). "Diferensiasi: Antara Tek-tek dengan Dhog-dhog" (in Indonesian). Kompasiana. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
12. ^ "Indomie Goreng". Indomie (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2017-03-24.

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