Indonesian Bamie Recipe
Ingredients
| 8 ounces vermicelli, broken in half | ||
| Boiling salted water | ||
| Salad oil | 5 Tablespoon | |
| Garlic | 2 Clove (5gm), pressed | |
| Red pepper | 1/2 Teaspoon, crushed | |
| 1 flank steak (about 1 lb.), cut across grain in 1/8-inch-thick slices | ||
| 1/4 pound raw shrimp, shelled, deveined, and cut in half lengthwise | ||
| 2 green onions (including tops) cut in 1/2-inch diagonal slices | ||
| Cabbage | 2 Cup (16 tbs), thinly sliced | |
| Thinly sliced celery | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Soy sauce | 4 Tablespoon | |
Directions
Following package directions, cook vermicelli in a large kettle of boiling salted water until al dente.
Drain, rinse with cold water, and drain again; set aside.
Heat a wok or wide frying pan over high heat.
When pan is hot, add 2 tablespoons of the oil.
When oil begins to heat, add garlic and red pepper and stir once.
Add beef and stir-fry for 1 minute.
Add shrimp and stir-fry until shrimp are opaque and meat is browned but still pink inside (about 30 seconds).
Remove from pan.
Add 2 more tablespoons oil to pan.
Add onion, cabbage, leek, and celery slices; stir-fry until vegetables are tender-crisp (about 1 1/2 minutes).
Add vermicelli, remaining 1 tablespoon oil, and soy; stir-fry for 1 minute.
Return meat mixture to pan and continue stir-frying until most of the liquid has evaporated.
Drain, rinse with cold water, and drain again; set aside.
Heat a wok or wide frying pan over high heat.
When pan is hot, add 2 tablespoons of the oil.
When oil begins to heat, add garlic and red pepper and stir once.
Add beef and stir-fry for 1 minute.
Add shrimp and stir-fry until shrimp are opaque and meat is browned but still pink inside (about 30 seconds).
Remove from pan.
Add 2 more tablespoons oil to pan.
Add onion, cabbage, leek, and celery slices; stir-fry until vegetables are tender-crisp (about 1 1/2 minutes).
Add vermicelli, remaining 1 tablespoon oil, and soy; stir-fry for 1 minute.
Return meat mixture to pan and continue stir-frying until most of the liquid has evaporated.
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