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Bami Goreng: Indonesian Pan-Fried Noodles

Name: Bami Goreng: Indonesian Pan-Fried Noodles
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 500 g Noodles; 2 tsp Sambal Oelek; 4 tbsp Ketjap Manis; 750 g Ground Beef; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 2 Leeks; 300 g Shredded Napa / Chinese cabbage; 100 g Shredded carrots; 100 g Bean sprouts; 1 tsp Garam Masala; 1 tsp Curry Powder; 1 Whole Cayenne pepper

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This is my family’s take on the Indonesian recipe of “Bami Goreng,” or as we call it “Bami.” We make ours with ground beef and a ton of vegetables. Whenever we go home to visit my parents, this is what we’ll eat that first night. My mom will invite my sister, husband, and her kids, and she’ll make a massive amount of bami! It’s delicious!

If you cannot find Ketjap Manis, you can make it yourself

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Bami Goreng: Indonesian Pan-Fried Noodles

This is my family's take on the Indonesian recipe of "Bami Goreng," or as we call it "Bami." It's delicious; packed with vegetables, ground beef, and of course, flavor!

Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine Indonesian

Keyword ground beef, Indonesian Food, noodles, vegetables

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Servings Servings

Calories 543kcal

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Ingredients

Bami

500 g Noodles
2 tsp Sambal Oelek
4 tbsp Ketjap Manis
750 g Ground Beef
1 Onion
2 cloves Garlic
2 Leeks
300 g Shredded Napa / Chinese cabbage
100 g Shredded carrots
100 g Bean sprouts
1 tsp Garam Masala
1 tsp Curry Powder
1 Whole Cayenne pepper

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Instructions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
Using the box grater, grate the onion.
Using a garlic press or Microplane, put the finely minced garlic cloves in with the onions.
Add 2 tsp of Sambal Oelek to the onion/garlic mixture.
Shred the washed cabbage and carrots into a single bowl.
Cut the leeks into small half-circles, and wash them carefully. Add them to the cabbage and carrots.
Cut the chili pepper into thin strips, and add them to the cabbage, carrots, and leeks.
When the water is boiling, add the noodles, and cook according to the instructions. If you are using non-Indonesian Bami noodles, cook them slightly shorter.
When the noodles are done cooking, drain them into a colander, and rinse them under cold water, to stop the cooking.
Put a large pot on high heat, and heat up 1tbsp of oil
When oil is hot, add the shredded onion, garlic, and sambal to the pot. Stir over high heat for 30 seconds. Lower the heat to medium, and let it cook for another 3 minutes
Increase the heat to high, and when the pot is hot, add the beef, the garam masala, and the curry powder. Using a wooden spoon, break apart the beef until it's very small pieces. Cook until the meat is cooked, about 5 minutes.
Add the cabbage, leek, carrots, and chili peppers, and stir around for 1 minute
Add the drained noodles, and stir it constantly for approximately 5 minutes. Make sure the beef, vegetables, and noodles are well combined.
Add the 4tbsp of ketjap manis to the pot, and stir it through.
Add the beansprouts, and stir them through the bami. Don't cook them too long, you don't want them to lose their crunch!

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John says:

April 30, 2024 at 12:38 am

A very nice video Toine. Thank you. I’m going to try this recipe but I’ll omit the ground beef and use chicken instead or maybe some cubed ham.
John says:

April 30, 2024 at 12:54 am

P.s. I found the udon noodles on Amazon here’s a link (watch the video too).
https://www.amazon.com/Hime-Dried-Udon-Noodles-28-21-Ounce/dp/B007W0D0HQ
Hans Ronchetti says:

October 5, 2025 at 10:04 pm

We use normal cabbages, spring onions and egg omelate cut in strips on top. no curry, leak, carrots. use egg noodles. My mum cooked this and with the recipe from the baboo (servant) and she cooked many times when we lived in Batavia.
Monique says:

April 26, 2026 at 1:20 pm

I made this recipe today and I absolutely love it. I made it with shrimps and ramen noodles. My husband's aunt who lived in Indonesia used to make for us but I never got her recipe. This one is very close to hers and it brought back such nice memories. Thank you Toine. This recipe is definitely a keeper.