MIE TITI SPECIAL SULAWESI SOUTH

Mie TITI 

This typical Makassar dish is similar to the ifumie that we usually encounter. It's just that the noodles used are very typical, which is small and straight like a stick. The marinade is very simple, just enough garlic. Other supplementary ingredients are adjusted to taste, such as shrimp, chicken, eggs, or meatballs.

MIE Titi has become a typical culinary dish in Makassar. But, you know, the cooking of dry noodles that is grilled and has thick gravy sauce, apparently not the name of the noodle, like soup noodles, meatball noodles, or fried noodles.

For the Chinese citizens of Makassar in the 1950s, especially in the Chinatown area, Angko Tjao, was a typical noodle seller. At that time, the surrounding residents called it, omelette or fried noodles with a little oil, then pressed the pan until flattened to resemble an omelette.

Ingredients: 

• 3 handfuls of wet noodles, pour hot water and drain
• 2 chicken breasts, diced
• 5 meatballs, cut into pieces
• 10 shrimps
• 2 eggs, shake loose
• 3 tie green mustard greens, cut into wedges
• 5 cloves of garlic, puree
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch, dissolve with a little water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 tsp flavoring (optional)
• 300 ml of water
• Right amount of oil

How to make: 

• Heat a lot of oil. Fried noodles until they turn brown. Remove and drain. Set aside.
• Boil chicken breast until half cooked. Remove and drain. After chilling, cut the chicken into cubes. Set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of oil. Saute garlic until fragrant.
• Add chicken, meatballs, shrimp and water. Stir and cook until boiling.
• Add the mustard greens and whisk the eggs. Stir well.
• Season with salt and flavoring. Mix well and simmer again. Correction of taste.
• Pour the cornstarch solution. Stir quickly until the sauce bursts. Turn off the heat.
• Arrange the dried noodles on a serving plate. Pour with gravy.
• Ready to be served.

Tips: 

Wet noodles can be replaced with small-sized dry noodles such as sticks.

The thickness of the sauce can be adjusted according to taste. If it is too thick, water can be added. If less viscous, cornstarch solution can be added.