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Bami

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 200 gram bami or noodles (cooked, but firm)
  • 1/2 onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • black pepper
  • 2 tbsp celery or parsley
  • 1 bouillon cube
  • 2 salam leaves
  • 1 tbsp dried shrimp (soaked) - optional
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 1-2 tbsp soy sauce (salted)

Directions

  1. Boil water with salt and oil to cook the bami (firm or “al dente“).
  2. Drain and rinse the noodles with cold water or toss with some oil to prevent sticking.
  3. Heat the oil, fry the onion for a few minutes, add the garlic, black pepper, salam leaves, bouillon cube, half of the celery, soy sauce, and the dried shrimp. Quickly stir fry, before adding the noodles.
  4. Using large forks, turn the bami over, add more soy for an even light brown color, turn over again. Taste the bami to make sure it has enough salt and add more salt or soy sauce to taste. Add black pepper to taste.
  5. Sprinkle the rest of the celery over the bami, turn over one more time before serving.