Indonesian chicken noodles – Mie Ayam

Ingredients for 3 servings:

• 250 g Chinese egg noodles
• 3 chicken legs
• 200 g mushrooms
• 250 g pak choi
• 1 small leek
• 2 shallots
• 4 cloves garlic
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• ½ tsp coriander powder
• 3 tbsp sesame oil
• 6 tbsp ketap manis
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 liter of water
• salt and pepper
• oil

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 10 minutes

Can be served with or without soup.

Cook the noodles in water with 1 teaspoon of salt until al dente. Drain the water. Lightly season the noodles with 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, salt, and pepper. Finely dice the shallots, press the garlic, and slice the mushrooms. Clean, wash, and chop the pak choi and leeks. Peel the skin from the chicken thighs (don’t throw the skin away). Boil the chicken thighs in about 1 liter of water until tender. Remove the pan from the heat. Remove the chicken thighs from the broth (don’t throw the broth away!). Remove the meat from the bones and chop into small pieces. Return half of the bones to the broth. Fry the removed skin in a pan with a little oil until the fat runs through. Then remove the skin from the pan (you can leave it in if you like). Sauté the shallots and 3/4 of the garlic in the fat in the pan. Add the chicken pieces. Add turmeric, soy sauce, ketjap manis, sesame oil, oyster sauce, and coriander powder to the pan. Add about 50 ml of broth (from cooking the chicken thighs). Add the mushrooms. Simmer until only a little sauce remains. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat. Season the broth from cooking the chicken thighs with the remaining garlic, salt, and pepper (it should only be slightly salty). Add the pak choi and leek and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Remove from the heat. Remove the bones from the broth. Place the egg noodles in a bowl. Place the chicken pieces and pak choi on top of the noodles. Add the broth. Tip: Wontons, bean sprouts, and meatballs also work well as side dishes. If you like it spicy, you can add chili sauce.