Indonesian chicken noodle

Bakmi Ayam - one of my favourite Indonesian foods that I always have stocked in my fridge. This makes for a quick, easy, and delicious meal as the sauces can be stored in the fridge!

Ingredients:

• Fresh wheat noodles

Sweet soy chicken marinate (measure by ♡)

15-30 mins is enough marination

• chicken thighs, cubed

• salt

• white pepper

• garlic powder

• sweet soy sauce/soy sauce + oyster sauce

Infused oil

Makes about 10 portions

• 1c neutral oil

• aromatics:

  • 10 garlic cloves

  • 2 shallot

  • 3 scallion

Infused soy sauce

Makes about 10 portions

• 3/4c soy sauce

• Infused oil’s aromatics

• celery leaf

• 5tbsp water

• 3tbsp sugar

Chilli sauce (optional, measure by ♡)

• garlic cloves : thai chilli ratio = 1:5

• water, sugar, splash of white vinegar, chicken bullion

Extra

• chopped scallions

• fried shallots

Step-by-Step

1. Combine infused oil ingredients in a pan and fry on low heat until the aromatics are fragrant and golden brown

2. Strain the aromatics-infused-oil, and keep the oil in a jar*

3. Pour soy sauce into the pan with the fried aromatics, celery, water, sugar, and let simmer on low heat

4. Strain the soy sauce from the aromatics and keep the filtered soy sauce in a jar

5. Pan-fry marinated chicken with ~1tbsp the aromatic oil on medium heat

6. Boil your fresh wheat noodles of choice according to package instructions

7. Assemble your bowl! Recommendations per serving:

   • 1 tbsp soy sauce : 2 tbsp oil

   • Boiled wheat noodles, mix

   • Add toppings: chicken, scallions, fried shallots, chilli sauce

8. Slurp slurp gulp gulp

Notes:

*save some aromatics here for extra topping if you want, before adding soy sauce

• This recipe’s sauces make about 10 portions, I always make a big batch and keep them in the fridge as they last for months! Just boil noodles & make the chicken (or no topping) if I want to eat, this is basically a homemade not-so-instant instant noodle.

• Always taste as you go, adjust everything to your palate! that’s how you learn how to cook ;)