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Surinamese Bami

Name: Surinamese Bami
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Suriname
Ingredients: 3 portions Chinese Noodles; 200g Chicken Thigh; 1/8 Cabbage; 100g Bean sprouts; 1 Green Onion (Long); 2 cloves Garlic; 3 tbsp Sweet soy sauce; 1 tbsp Soy Sauce; 3 tbsp Vegetable oil; To taste Fried Garlic; 2 Hard-boiled eggs

Noodles

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Egg noodles stir-fried with chicken, vegetables, and sweet soy sauce — Suriname's fried noodles brought by Javanese immigrants.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

From the late 19th century, many people moved to Suriname from Java in Indonesia, and their cooking took root on the Surinamese table. Bami is fried noodles derived from Indonesian bakmi goreng: chicken, cabbage, bean sprouts, and leek are stir-fried with sweet soy sauce (kecap manis). It's a staple of warungs (small eateries).

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a small Javanese eatery in Paramaribo, noodles glossy with sweet soy sauce are plated and topped with fried onions and a boiled egg.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Chinese Noodles 3 portions
Chicken Thigh 200g
Cabbage 1/8
Bean sprouts 100g
Green Onion (Long) 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Sweet soy sauce 3 tbsp
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp
Vegetable oil 3 tbsp
Fried Garlic To taste
Hard-boiled eggs 2

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Boil the noodles briefly and drain.
Heat oil in a frying pan and stir-fry the chopped garlic and sliced chicken.
Add the cabbage, bean sprouts, and leek and stir-fry.
Add the noodles and toss with the kecap manis and soy sauce.
Plate and top with fried garlic and a boiled egg.

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