Bihun Goreng. A popular stir fried vermicelli noodle dish with greens, chicken, egg and other aromatics. It's a delicious Indonesian dish! Ready in 30 minutes or less! Great as a meal.
What is Bihun Goreng?
Bihun Goreng (aka Beehoon Goreng) is a delicious noodle dish from Indonesia. It's very popular in South-East Asia for good reason! This Indonesian dish features chewy vermicelli noodles fried with leafy greens, tender chicken, egg, bean sprouts, and garlic. Seasoned with a sweet soy sauce for the perfect flavour.
I find that this bihun goreng recipe is perfect for a weeknight meal as it comes together quickly. I love the taste of the various components as they really compliment each other - that's why it's one of my favorite Indonesian dishes.
Ingredients
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Note: Most Asian grocers will carry these ingredients. You may find some at your select grocery store or online, like on Amazon.
- Chicken thighs or chicken breast
- Rice vermicelli
- Eggs
- Bean sprouts
- Greens: like bok choy, yu choy, choy sum, baby gai-lan or Chinese cabbage
- Green onions
- Garlic
- Neutral oil
Chicken marinade:
- Cornstarch
- Regular soy sauce
- Sugar
- Baking soda
- Sesame oil
Noodle sauce:
- Sweet soy sauce: or replace with dark soy sauce and add 1 teaspoon of sugar
- Regular Soy Sauce
- Sesame oil
- Water
- Sugar
How to Make Bihun Goreng
Marinate Chicken
Slice chicken thighs or chicken breast against the grain into ¼-inch thick pieces. Transfer to a bowl and add cornstarch, soy sauce, baking soda, sesame oil and sugar. Set aside to marinate for 5 minutes.
Combine Sauce
In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients and set aside.
Fry Chicken & Aromatics
Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Fry marinated chicken until 75% cooked. Then toss in garlic and green onions. Allow this to fry for 30 seconds until fragrant.
Fry Eggs
Pour in your beaten eggs and scramble with the other ingredients.
Toss in Veggies
Next toss in leafy greens and bean sprouts. Cook until the vegetables have wilted.
Toss in Noodles & Sauce
Toss in your strained noodles with noodle sauce. Use a pair of scissors to cut them if they are too long to mix with the other ingredients.
Mix well until noodles are coated in sauce. Remove off heat and enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Prepare all your ingredients in advance as the cooking process is fast!
- Do not boil your vermicelli for this recipe. Boiling your vermicelli will give you soggy noodles because you're cooking it twice. Just soak them in warm water for 10 minutes. Not hot water, just warm water.
- Reserve some of that noodle water for later. It helps to loosen up your noodles as you cook.
- If the noodles are too long to stir fry, use a pair of clean scissors and cut them
- Rinse the beansprouts under cold water. Bean sprouts tend to have a smell if you let them sit in the fridge for too long, so you want to rinse that odor off.
- Don't overcook the noodles. Once they're tossed with the sauce and other ingredients, remove off heat.
FAQ
How to prevent noodle breakage
For starters, do not boil your rice vermicelli for bihun goreng. When you boil your noodles and then fry them again, it will cause them to break apart in the pan because they have become too soft. Instead, soak the vermicelli in warm (not hot) water for 10 minutes until loosened. Strain immediately and then pan fry with your other ingredients. Do not pan fry for too long as this will lead to soggy broken noodles.
Can I use glass noodles?
Yes, it's a good substitute.
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- Pad Woon Sen
- Hoisin Beef Noodle Stir-Fry
- Shrimp Bok Choy Noodles
- Chinese Scallion Oil Noodles
- Kl Hokkien Mee
- Malaysian Char Kway Teow
📖 Recipe
Easy 30-min. Bihun Goreng
Ingredients
- 8.8 oz rice vermicelli soaked in warm water for 10 minutes and strained
- 5.29 oz chicken breast or thighs, sliced thinly
- 2 cups bean sprouts rinsed in cold water
- 1.5 cups bok choy or nappa cabbage, sliced thinly
- 2 eggs beaten
- 2 green onion finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Chicken marinade:
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon regular soy sauce
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon white granulated sugar
Noodle sauce:
- 2 tablespoon kecap manis or sweet dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon regular soy sauce
- ½ tablespoon white granulated sugar
- ½ tablespoon sesame oil
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
- Slice chicken breast or thighs against the grain into ¼-inch thick pieces. Transfer to a bowl and add cornstarch, soy sauce, baking soda, sesame oil and sugar. Set aside to marinate for 5 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients and set aside.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Fry marinated chicken until 75% cooked. Then toss in garlic and green onions. Allow this to fry for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Pour in your beaten eggs and scramble with the other ingredients.
- Next toss in leafy greens and bean sprouts. Cook until the vegetables have wilted.
- Toss in your strained noodles with noodle sauce. Use a pair of scissors to cut them if they are too long to mix with the other ingredients.
- Mix well until noodles are coated in sauce. Immediately remove off heat and enjoy!
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Never Ending Journeys
What an incredibly delicious stir fry idea! Looks yummy, especially with the eggs!
Heidi | The Frugal Girls
Quick and easy, and packed with both flavor and protein. This really is the perfect easy dinner recipe!
Hock Li
Nice recipe.. my family eat the whole lot after I use this recipe.
Thank you
christieathome
Thank you for making my recipe! Glad to hear this!
M C Loo
Excellent !
christieathome
Thank you so much!
Karthik
Hi there,
I am your biggest fan of your cooking especially your Chinese Lemon Chicken.
christieathome
Thank you so much Karthik! I truly appreciate the kind comment and support. I hope you continue to enjoy my recipes 🙂 Have a great day!
Rita
Very tasty! My picky kids enjoyed it also. I'm Indonesian and this recipe got two thumbs up from me!
christieathome
So happy to read this Rita! Thank you for making my recipes and glad the kids also enjoyed it!
Chandran Arianayagam
Thank you - you made it so easy and it tasted very good
christieathome
I am so happy to read this, Chandran! Thanks very much for making my recipe!
Joyce Drissen Waite-Gibson/ IndoGirl
This is my most favorite dish and I am Indonesian. I do add carrots, cabbage & onion but OMG this is my go to recipe and I absolutely love it. Thank you!
christieathome
Thanks so much for making my recipe, Joyce! I am so glad you enjoy my recipe and those extra veggies sounds like a great way to add more fiber to this dish. Have a lovely weekend! 🙂