Seafood • Malaysian
Mee goreng mamak

Ingredients
- Peanuts50g
- Chilli15g
- Prawns10g
- Oil5 tbs
- Water750 ml
- Tamarind Paste1/2 tbs
- Potatoes250g
- Red Onions2
- Garlic Clove4
- Cabbage30g
- Chinese Broccoli30g
- Tofu1
- Soy Sauce1 tbs
- Noodles4
- Egg1
Steps
Prepare
- 🥄Heat oil in a pan at medium heat.
- 🔥Then, add peanuts, dried chilies, dried shrimps and dhal.
Cook
- 🔥Fry the aromatics until fragrant.
Steps
- 🧂Remove from pan and leave aside.
- 🍳Blend fried ingredients with tamarind paste and water until fine.
- Then, sauté the blended ingredients in oil heated over low heat.
Cook
- 🍳Continue cooking until the oil separates from the paste and turns a darker shade.
Prepare
- Skin and cut potatoes into small chunks and boil them in a pot of water until knife-tender.
Steps
- 🍽️Once ready, remove them from the pot and leave aside.
- 🌿Discard water.
Prepare
- 🌿Slice onion and fried tofu, mince garlic, cut some cabbage and Chinese flowering cabbage (choi sam).
- ✨Prepare prawn fritters and cut them.
Cook
- ✨Boil noodles to soften them if bought dried.
Prepare
- 🥄Also mix black soy sauce with water.
Cook
- 🔥To fry one portion of mee goreng mamak, heat oil and add 1/4 of the following ingredients in this order: garlic, onion, paste.
Steps
- 🧂Sauté until fragrant.
- 🍳Optionally, add prawns.
Cook
- 🍳Add in 1/4 amount of tofu, boiled potatoes, cabbage, Chinese flowering cabbage and prawn fritters.
Steps
- Sauté for another 30 seconds.
- 🍽️Add noodles to the wok.
Prepare
- 🍽️Add 3 tablespoons of dark soy sauce mixture.
- 🌿Mix evenly for the next 1 minute.
Steps
- 🌿Then, move the noodles to the side of the wok.
- ✨Stir in an egg.
Prepare
- ✨Garnish with a slice of lime and slices of green chilies.
Cook
- 🥄To cook another plate of noodles, repeat from step 5 onwards.
Source: Original recipe