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Quick & Easy Mee Goreng
Quick & Easy Mee Goreng is made with egg noodles, pork belly, and fish cakes.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 12 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Pork · Fish · Seafood
- Cuisine
- Indonesian · Asian
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
A few quick notes
1. Prepare the first additions
Set out the ingredients needed for the first cooking step.
2. Prepare for the next step
Have the next addition ready when the mixture reaches the boil described.
3. Prepare the sauce mixture
Mix the sauce at its preparation step so it is ready when needed.
Get to know the ingredients
egg noodles (thick kind)
In the method: In a large pot or deep pan filled with boiling hot water, bring to boil and blanch your noodles just until loosened about 20-30 seconds and strain immediately.
pork belly (sliced into 1-cm wide pieces)
In the method: In a large pan on medium heat, fry pork belly until golden crispy brown, about 5 minutes.
fish cakes (sliced into 1/4-inch thick pieces)
In the method: Toss in shrimp, fish cakes and cook until the shrimps become mostly pink.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
Ingredient note
Source: 14 oz egg noodles (thick kind)Ingredient note
Source: 3/4 cup pork belly (sliced into 1-cm wide pieces)Ingredient note
Source: 1 cup fish cakes (sliced into 1/4-inch thick pieces)Ingredient note
Source: 1 cup jumbo shrimp (peeled and deveined)Ingredient note
Source: 3 cloves garlic (minced)Ingredient note
Source: 2 large eggs (beaten)Ingredient note
Source: 2 cups Chinese chives (chopped into 1-inch segments)Ingredient note
Source: 2-3 cups bean sprouts (washed and strained); upper source range endpoint used for shopping.Ingredient note
Source: 3 tbsp kecap manis (or sweet soy sauce or substitute with dark soy sauce and add 2 tsp of sugar)Ingredient note
Source: 2 tsp sesame oilIngredient note
Source: 5 tbsp ketchupIngredient note
Source: 2 tbsp oyster sauce (or vegetarian stir fry sauce)
How to make it
0 of 8 steps completeMake room for Quick & Easy Mee Goreng
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Finish as directed
Remove pan off heat and transfer noodles to a large serving plate and enjoy!
A few questions you might have
What should I prepare first?
Set out the pot. Start with this step: In a large pot or deep pan filled with boiling hot water, bring to boil and blanch your noodles just until loosened about 20-30 seconds and strain immediately.
Which preparation step should I plan for?
Set out the ingredients needed for the first cooking step.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
In a large pan on medium heat, fry pork belly until golden crispy brown, about 5 minutes.
How do I plan the ingredient amounts?
This version serves 4. Use the ingredient amounts listed for that yield. If you change the number of portions, check equipment and the full method as well as the shopping quantities.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: christieathome.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
