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mee goreng

Quick & Easy Mee Goreng

Christie Lai
Mee Goreng. Thick chewy egg noodles smothered in a glossy, sweet and savoury sauce with pork belly, shrimp, fish cakes, Chinese chives and beansprouts. Ready in 30 minutes and great for dinner or lunch.
5 from 6 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian, South-East Asian
Servings 4
Calories per serving 827 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 400 grams egg noodles thick kind
  • ¾ cup pork belly sliced into smaller pieces
  • 1 cup fish cakes sliced
  • 1 cup shrimp peeled and deveined
  • ½ tablespoon garlic minced
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 2 cups Chinese chives chopped into 1-inch segments
  • 2-3 cups Bean sprouts washed and strained

Mee Goreng Noodle sauce:

  • 3 tablespoon kecap manis or sweet soy sauce (or substitute with dark soy sauce and add 2 teaspoon of sugar)
  • 2 teaspoon Sesame oil
  • 5 tablespoon Ketchup
  • 2 tablespoon Oyster sauce

Instructions
 

  • In a large pot filled with boiling hot water, blanch your noodles just until loosened (20 seconds) and strain immediately. Do not over soak them as they will become soggy. Set aside.
  • Then in a small bowl, combine noodle sauce ingredients.
  • In a large pan on medium heat, fry pork belly until golden crispy brown, about 5 minutes.
  • Next add garlic and let this saute until soft.
  • Toss in shrimp, fish cakes and let this fry until the shrimps become mostly pink.
  • Sweep your ingredients to the side of the pan. Pour in whisked eggs and mix with the other ingredients.
  • Throw in chives and bean sprouts and cook until the veggies have wilted a bit.
  • Add noodles with noodle sauce.
  • Toss until everything is well combined. Transfer to the serving plate and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 827kcal | Carbohydrates: 88g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 308mg | Sodium: 838mg | Potassium: 647mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 196IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 113mg | Iron: 4mg