Mie Aceh [ Aceh Noodles ]

Mie Aceh is a spicy noodle dish, specialty of Acehnese people in Indonesia. The thick yellow noodle with slices of beef, goat meat or seafood is served in rich and spicy curry-like soup.Mie Aceh is available in two variations; Mie Aceh Goreng (fried and dry) and Mie Aceh Kuah (soupy). Usually sprinkled with fried shallot, and served with emping, slices of shallots, cucumber, and lime.

Ingredients

• 200 grams of yellow noodle [easily found in the market].
• Small fresh shrimps
• 125 grams of beef
• Cabbage
• Beansprouts [tauge]
• Chives
• Celery
• Cooking oil
• Beef broth
• Sweet soy sauce

Spices

• 1.4 teaspoon of Cardamom
• 8 shallots
• 3 garlic cloves
• 4 red chilies
• Cumin
• Vinegar
• Pepper

Condiments

• Fried emping [crackers made of gnetum gnemon]
• Sliced cucumbers
• Fried ground peanuts
• Pickled onions and peppers

How To Make

1. Heat up oil in a skillet, saute the garlic, shallots, crushed flavor, shrimps until fragrant. Then put in meat, stir it until the meat changes color.
2. Put in tomatoes, stir until well blended, put mustard and cabbage, stir.
3. Pour the soy bean sauce, stir and reduce the flame. Put in the noodles, bean sprouts, chives, and celery, stir for about one minute, then turn off the flame.
4. Move the friend noodle to a wide plain plate, sprinkle fried beans, fried shallots.

Categories: Main Course