This is my wife favourite dish and she would order this whenever we eat at Malay hawker stalls. I was wondering what to cook for supper and she suggested Mee Bandung (Bandung Noodles). I don’t have mee (noodles) in the fridge so I have to improvise by using bihun (rice vermicelli) instead. Then I took some tau pok (deep fried bean curd) from the freezer and cut it into small pieces as additional ingredients. Mee Bandung that is sold by hawker normally comes with thick tomato based gravy, prawns, parsley, tomato, onions, deep fried shallots, cabbage and eggs. It actually tastes a little bit like Mee Jawa except that Mee Bandung don’t have prawn fritters in it. This is my Peteformation Mee Bandung Special Recipe.
Ingredients
Mee (noodles) or Bihun (Rice Vermicelli, soften by soaking in water), 1 bowl
Shallots, 3 pcs, cut into slices, deep fried until golden brown
Cabbage, 3 leaves, cut into bite sizes
Tomato sauce, 7 table spoons
Onions, 1 pc cut into four
Prawns, 5 pcs
Chicken Meat, 100 gms
Egg, 1 pc Corn flour and water mixture to thicken the soup
Salt to taste
Parsley and Lettuce for garnishing
Put around 2 bowls of water into a pot and bring to a boil. Add chicken meat and cabbage. Put in the tomato sauce, onions, prawns and corn flour water mixture. Bring to a boil and put in the egg. Don’t stir the soup because the egg is suppose to stay whole inside it. Put in the noodles or rice vermicelli. Add salt to taste and tau pok. Garnish with deep fried shallots, parsley and lettuce before serving. Happy Cooking! I am off to cook Char Kueh Teow for supper! LOL!
I have tried once Mee Bandung but didnt like the taste.kakaka..Iguess am not adventurous enough
ReplyDeleteMy canteen always sells mee bandung, dont know why, i still dont know how to find it nice.. sweet.. give me mee curry anytime... hahaha..
ReplyDeletebtw, u never stop cooking one? just now i took cintan mee only.. not nice one..
It's so good to have a chef at home, your wifey is such a lucky woman! Have a nice day, chef Pete!
ReplyDeleteafter eat mee bandung must drink bandung water! kekeke
ReplyDeleteThat's a delicious platter..your wife is so lucky to have you :D
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a lovely dish, though it is unfamiliar to me. I hope you are having a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteanother recipe for me to try! can't keep up with you Pete!
ReplyDeleteYou are so sweet to cook for your wife, Pete! Well done...keep it up! Love your mee bandung. It must be ages since I last ate it. Now I'm craving for it.
ReplyDeletehmmmmmm ok will try soon hahahaa got all the ingredients except for shallot
ReplyDeleteWonder which Cintan Mee flavour Claire had. I tried the curry - new packing...very nice leh.
ReplyDeleteHow i wish i am your neighbour...
ReplyDeleteWahhhh... mee bandung. I never had it since my grandma passed away. She made the best mee bandung ever, and now, no more. :( No matter how we tried to imitate her recipe, tak jadi. Sad case.
ReplyDeletehaha, i was about to ask what's the difference between Mee Bandung and Mee Jawa.. just only the prawn fritters??
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I never seen such things in Bandung. I know they are famous for serabi or fried gropper. It's funny how malay food has this Indonesian names, but it's not even there in Indonesia. :)
ReplyDeleteNever had mee bundung before. It is new to me
ReplyDeleteRe. earlier comments: Mee Bandung actually originated from Muar, Johore. Googled it up and was surprised to find out - used to think it came from Indonesia too.
ReplyDeletesmallkucing : Some stall the mee bandung quite nice, some ok only
ReplyDeleteClaire : Everyday have to eat, so never stop cooking lorrr....ha ha ha!
Alice : Ha ha, Chef Pete sounds good! You have a nice day too!
Tuti : Air bandung....very sweet lorr....
Gulmohar : I like mee bandung also!
Mary : Have a nice day too!
Mr Lonely : Will do!Thks for dropping by!
Christine : Ok, will slow down a bit.....but got to eat leh! ha ha ha!
MaryMoh : some stalls mee bandung really nice....can crave for more, LOL!
Manglish : Shallot optional, but nice to have...happy cooking
STP : Mmm, Cintan got new packs, got to check it out. Thks for the info, I also didn't now that mee bandung originated from Johore.
Sharon : Ha ha, move here lah, one of my neighbour would be moving out in 3 months time, LOL!
Cleff : Grandma recipe is the best!
SK : Got other differences too...mee jawa got potatoes in the gravy and also sometimes ground nuts are added.
PFx : According to STP who googled it up....actually from Johore...LOL!
Penny : Should try it, nice!
So creative! Bihun is as nice as mee. I'm sure your honey don't have any problem with that. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteGosh! U anything also know how to cook. Not sure if I've tasted mee bandung / mee jawa or not.
ReplyDeleteT_T yalohh, grandma's recipe is the best. None of us can imitate 100%. Missed it... tho my mum cook Mee bandung quite ok la... still nice.
ReplyDelete