🍤 Mi Goreng Basa Recipe | Easy, Spicy, and Flavorful Indonesian Stir-Fried Noodles

egg noodles

🥗Healthier: whole wheat noodles

💰Cheaper: instant ramen

Whole wheat noodles add fiber, while instant ramen is more budget-friendly.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Chicken breast is leaner, and canned tuna is economical.

fried shallots

🥗Healthier: baked shallots

💰Cheaper: onion

Baked shallots reduce fat, while onions are more accessible.

sweet soy sauce

🥗Healthier: regular soy sauce + sugar

💰Cheaper: homemade sweet soy sauce

Homemade options can be lower in sodium and cost-effective.

Prepare 8 fresh shrimp with shells removed and make a cut along the back of each shrimp.

Slice fishcake into pieces.

Cut a handful of chisam into small sections.

Crush and chop 4 cloves of garlic into minced garlic.

Place chopped ingredients on a plate for later use.

Heat oil in a wok.

Add minced garlic to the hot oil and stir fry until fragrant.

Add 2 packets of Maggi seasoning and stir fry evenly.

Add 1 spoonful of sweet soy sauce, 1 spoonful of chili sauce, 0.5 spoonful of dark soy sauce, and 0.5 spoonful of pepper, and stir fry everything evenly.

Add fresh shrimp and fishcake, stir frying until shrimp change color.

Add a bowl of water and mix everything well.

Add the yellow noodles to the wok and stir fry until they turn golden.

Add the chisam and bean sprouts, quickly stir frying everything evenly.

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