Mee Goreng Recipe.

Ingredients: -

• 4 Table spoons vegetable cooking oil
• 1 Medium onion, sliced
• 250 Grams minced lamb
• Half jar (95 grams) "Woh Hup" Singapore Mee Goreng Paste
• 4 piece fried bean curd, cut into small cubes
• 1 Tomato, cut into 8 wedges
• 2 Green chillies, chopped after removing seeds
• Quarter of 1 sweetheart cabbage, shredded
• 2 Medium potatoes or sweet potatoes, boiled and cubed.
• 2 Eggs, beaten
• 2 Cups fresh bean sprouts
• 1 Packet fresh yellow egg noodles (375 grams.)
• 2 Table spoons soy sauce
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• 1 lime, quartered.

Method:-

1. Heat the oil in wok and fry the minced lamb until cooked through.
2. Add the onions and green chillies, cook for five minutes.
3. Add Mee Goreng paste and fry for three minutes until fragrant.
4. Add cabbage, tomatoes and bean sprouts. Stir fry about 5 minutes.
5. Now add potatoes and fry briefly.
6. Add noodles and sprinkle with soy sauce. Fry until hot.
7. Move ingredients to one side of wok.
8. In free space, cook thin layers of egg until dry and chopped.
9. Stir egg into the noodles and add bean curd and seasoning.
10. Continue to stir fry until hot and not too soggy.
11. Sprinkle with lime juice for a taste burst and serve.

Makes 3 or 4 portions.

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