Mie Aceh
This dish is originally from Aceh, Sumatra. You can find different versions of Mie Aceh where you can replace the seafood with beef, chicken, or eggs.
- Prep Time10 min
- Cook Time50 min
- Total Time1 hr
Ingredients
- 600 grams egg noodles
- 100 grams shrimp
- 100 grams squid
- 100 grams cabbage
- 2 tomatoes
- 8 shallots
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 2 chilies
- 6 dried chilies
- 3 candlenuts
- one teaspoon of cumin
- 2 cardamom
- 2 fennel seeds
- one teaspoon of salt
- one teaspoon of white pepper powder
- 3 teaspoons of bouillon powder
- one teaspoon of sugar
- one teaspoon of soy sauce
- 3 teaspoons of sweet soy sauce
- 30 ml cooking oil
- 100 ml water
- emping
- pickled shallot
- pickled cucumber
How to Cook
1
Boil 500 ml water.
Add the noodles, cook for 5 minutes then drain.
2
Place shallots, cloves of garlic, chilies, dried chilies, candlenuts, cumin, cardamom, fennel seeds in a food processor and process into a paste.
3
Heat cooking oil in the wok. Add the spices paste, tomatoes and stir for 10 minutes.
4
Add shrimp and squid, and stir for 10 minutes.
5
Add water, noodle, cabbage, soy sauce, sweet soy sauce, salt, white pepper powder, sugar, bouillon powder, and stir. cook for another 10 minutes.
6
Mie aceh is ready to serve with emping, pickled shallot and cucumber.
This recipe is for 3 portions and you can add more chili for the spiciness.