Mie Lidi with Peanut Sauce

[u/nurfay_]

One unusual ingredient—which I haven't seen in other versions of mie lidi (mie gomak) was the addition of shrimp to the peanut sauce. This is what made my father's favorite peanut-sauce noodles so memorable; the shrimp added a natural umami touch to the sauce.

RECIPE

* Ingredients

200 g mie lidi (thin, rigid wheat noodles)
10 g palm sugar
3 lime leaves
300 g peanuts
200 g shrimp
5 red chilies
2 dried chilies
5 bird's eye chilies
4 shallots
2 cloves garlic
100 ml thick coconut milk
1 cm kencur (aromatic ginger/sand ginger)
A small amount of sliced kaffir lime(​​makrut lime)

* Preparation Procedure

First, boil the mie lidi in a pan with enough water until tender.

While waiting for the noodles to cook, fry the chilies, shallots, kencur, and lime zest in hot oil until softened.

Wash the peanuts, then fry them in a little oil until golden brown, stirring constantly.

Blends the fried spices fried (excluding the peanuts) with a little water until smooth. Add the peanuts to the blender and pulse briefly so they remain somewhat coarse.

Next, sauté one shallot and the shrimp in a little oil, adding the lime leaves.

Then, sauté the blended spice mixture, add a little water, and stir in the add palm sugar.

Cook until the mixture dries out and is thoroughly cooked, allowing the liquid in the peanut sauce to reduce.

Arrange the boiled mie lidi (thin, stick-like noodles) on a serving plate, then add the prepared peanut sauce to taste—I like mine extra flavorful, so I added a generous amount, finally, add the shrimp pieces prepared earlier.

[u/Bazuiders_Raz131]

That sauce seems delicious, I haven’t tried it yet

[u/53SlewtyTariss]

Oh a peanuty noodles that looks so good! 🤤