🍜 Bakmi goreng (Indonesian fried noodles)

Name: Bakmi goreng (Indonesian fried noodles)
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: 250 g fresh wheat-and-egg noodles; 200 g chicken breast, thinly sliced; 2 eggs; 150 g cabbage and choy sum, sliced; 1 carrot, cut into strips; 3 garlic cloves and 2 shallots, sliced; 3 tbsp kecap manis (sweet soy sauce); 1 tbsp vegetable oil, chili to taste

Origin: Indonesia

645kcal

per serving · 300 g

215kcal

per 100 g

27 gProtein9 g / 100 g

24 gFat8 g / 100 g

78 gCarbs26 g / 100 g

Bakmi goreng is Indonesian stir-fried wheat-and-egg noodles tossed with chicken, vegetables such as cabbage and choy sum, and scrambled egg. Sweet soy sauce, kecap manis, coats everything in a glossy, caramel-savoury glaze, balanced by garlic, shallot and chili. It is a favourite from street stalls and home kitchens, served with crisp shallots and pickles.

Diets

✓

No porkfor halal, the meat must be halal-slaughtered

✓

Dairy-freeno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

Not vegetarianbecause of: chicken

Not veganbecause of: chicken, egg

Contains glutenbecause of: wheat noodles, sweet soy sauce

Not keto26 g carbs per 100 g

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Gluten ⚠ Eggs ⚠ Soy

What it is made of

wheat noodlessweet soy saucechickenvegetablesegg

Recipe

2 servings30 min

Ingredients

250 g fresh wheat-and-egg noodles
200 g chicken breast, thinly sliced
2 eggs
150 g cabbage and choy sum, sliced
1 carrot, cut into strips
3 garlic cloves and 2 shallots, sliced
3 tbsp kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)
1 tbsp vegetable oil, chili to taste

Method

Blanch the noodles for 1 minute, drain and rinse.
Heat the oil in a wok and fry the garlic and shallots until fragrant.
Add the chicken and stir-fry until cooked; push aside and scramble the eggs.
Add the vegetables and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
Add the noodles and kecap manis and toss over high heat until glossy; season with chili.

How to make it lighter

Use more vegetables and fewer noodles to make a bigger, lighter plate.
Kecap manis is sweet — a couple of tablespoons is enough for two servings.
Stir-fry with one tablespoon of oil (about 120 kcal) instead of a generous pour.

History

Bakmi came to Indonesia with Chinese immigrants; the name comes from Hokkien and is usually explained as "meat noodles". Fried with local kecap manis, it became one of the country's most common everyday dishes.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →