Somen, white Japanese noodles made from wheat flour, are very thin and round. Often served not only cold or chilled with ice, but also added to soups. It´s called Misoa in Indonesia. Thanks to Dewi Nanang who has introduced me to this Misoa Goreng.
Package of somen noodles
Ingredients: 360 g Japanese Style noodles
1 onion, finely sliced
3 garlics, chopped
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon ground white pepper
250 g minced beef or chicken
200 g string beans, cut into small pieces2 carrots, cut into small pieces
salt,as desired
450 ml water
4 tablespoons cooking oil
2 eggs, beaten
Cooking oil for frying
directions: saute onion and garlic until fragrant. Add minced beef and stir constantly until the beef has changed its colour. Add carrots, string beans and spices. Break somen noodles into about 3 cm long and place with the beef and vegetables mixture together. Pour amount of water. Turn the heat to the lower temperature, mix well until the noodles tender not soft and all of water absorbed by somen noodles. Move them from the heat. Place the noodles mixture into a pyrex. Let it cool in the refrigerator for a couple hours. When the noodles become solid then cut them into parts. Dip in the beated eggs and fry in the medium hot oil.
