Bami with Chicken / Surinamese Style Bami
How to make Bami with Chicken / Surinamese Style Bami / quick and easy spaghetti stir fry. From a video recipe; the source lists ingredients only, so the method below is a reconstructed classic method. Filed in the book's Indian section, but the dish is from Suriname.
Ingredients
| 500 g (2 packs) | spaghetti |
| 5 | garlic cloves, chopped |
| 1 | large white onion, chopped |
| 4 tbsp | soy sauce |
| 2 tbsp | faja lobi sauce (spicy) |
| 2 tbsp | kaempferia galanga powder (kendjoer poeder) |
| — | galangal powder (laos poeder) |
| — | allspice grains (piment korrels, lontai) |
| a handful | fresh celery leaves, chopped |
| 3 | bay leaves (salam leaves) |
| 3 kilos | chicken thighs |
| 2 tbsp | faja lobi sauce (for chicken) |
| 2 tbsp | galangal powder (for chicken) |
| 2 tbsp | kaempferia galanga powder (for chicken) |
| 1 tbsp | allspice (for chicken) |
| 3 tbsp | soy sauce with pepper (optional, for chicken) |
| 2 | bay leaves (salam leaves, for chicken) |
| 1 | white onion, chopped (for chicken) |
| 5 | garlic cloves, chopped (for chicken) |
| 2 cups | water (sour/sweet cucumber) |
| 1 cup | vinegar (sour/sweet cucumber) |
| 1 tbsp | salt (sour/sweet cucumber) |
| 2 tbsp | sugar (sour/sweet cucumber) |
| 1 tbsp | allspice (sour/sweet cucumber) |
| — | cucumber |
Instructions
(Reconstructed classic method — the source is a video recipe listing ingredients only.)
Chicken:
- Season the chicken thighs with faja lobi sauce, galangal powder, kaempferia galanga powder, allspice, soy sauce (with pepper if using), bay leaves, chopped onion and garlic. Let marinate.
- Fry or roast the marinated chicken thighs until browned and cooked through.
Bami: 3. Boil the spaghetti until just done, drain and rinse with cold water so the strands don't stick. 4. Heat oil in a large wok or pan and sauté the chopped onion and garlic until fragrant, adding the bay leaves and allspice grains. 5. Stir in the soy sauce, faja lobi sauce, kaempferia galanga powder and galangal powder. 6. Add the drained spaghetti and toss well to coat evenly; stir-fry until heated through. 7. Stir the chopped fresh celery leaves through the noodles at the end.
Sour/sweet cucumber: 8. Combine water, vinegar, salt, sugar and allspice. Slice the cucumber and let it steep in the mixture. 9. Serve the bami with the chicken and the sour/sweet cucumber on the side.