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Mie celor, Palembang-style noodles with coconut milk

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Yellow noodles coated in a rich sauce made with shrimp and coconut milk, topped with egg, soybean sprouts, and French-style fried shallots, from Palembang.

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Recipe from Eryantii, Akbar Soepadhi, Deepturquoise (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Mie celor is a specialty dish from Palembang, in Indonesia. It features noodles served in a thick sauce made with shrimp broth and coconut milk, flavored with garlic and pepper.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time35 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$18.93 $3.79 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

5 people
  • $4.68
  • $0.98
  • $0.36
  • $0.08
  • $0.00
  • $2.78
  • $1.32
  • $0.26
  • $0.23
  • $0.08
  • $3.00
  • $0.45
  • $0.70
  • $0.49
  • $0.03
  • $0.32
  • $3.17

Prices from US supermarkets for 13 of 17 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Remove the shells from the shrimp, keeping the heads and tails. Chop the meat and set aside. ≈ 8 min
  2. Boil the heads and shells in water over low heat until the water turns a reddish color. Strain, measure 1 liter of this broth, and set aside.
  3. Combine the allium ascalonicum, allium sativum, and pepper in a paste, then cook until fragrant. Add the shrimp and cook until it changes color.
  4. Pour the in the shrimp broth, thick coconut milk, and ebi. Stir and bring to a boil.
  5. Season with soy sauce, pepper, salt, and sugar. ≈ 2 min
  6. Mix the flour with a little water, add it to the sauce, and let it thicken. Then, remove from the heat.
  7. Arrange the noodles in the plates. ≈ 3 min
  8. Add the soybean sprouts and hard-boiled eggs. ≈ 3 min
  9. Generously coat with hot sauce. ≈ 3 min
  10. Garnish with celery, French-style fried potatoes, and green onions.
  11. Serve with lime wedges for extra freshness. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Mie celor, Palembang-style noodles with coconut milk

  • 250 g of medium-sized shrimp$4.68
  • 250 ml of thick coconut milk$0.98
  • 4 tablespoons of soy sauce$0.36
  • 4 tablespoons of wheat flour$0.08
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar$0.00
  • 1 cup of shrimp broth$2.78
  • 8 Allium ascalonicum$1.32
  • 5 cloves of Allium sativum (garlic)$0.26
  • 1/2 cup of whole peppercorns$0.23
  • 2 tablespoons of salt$0.08
  • 500 g of fresh yellow noodles$3.00
  • 100 g of soybean sprouts, rinsed$0.45
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs, cut in half$0.70
  • 5 tablespoons of Allium ascalonicum (garlic) fried in oil$0.49
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped celery leaves$0.03
  • 2 tablespoons of finely chopped green onions$0.32
  • lime$3.17

Total$18.93

that's $3.79 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 250 g of medium-sized shrimp
  • 250 ml of thick coconut milk
  • 4 tablespoons of soy sauce
  • 4 tablespoons of wheat flour
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • 1 cup of shrimp broth
  • 2 tablespoons of dried shrimp, soaked in warm water
  • 8 Allium ascalonicum
  • 5 cloves of Allium sativum (garlic)
  • 1/2 cup of whole peppercorns
  • 2 tablespoons of salt
  • 500 g of fresh yellow noodles
  • 100 g of soybean sprouts, rinsed
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs, cut in half
  • 5 tablespoons of Allium ascalonicum (garlic) fried in oil
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped celery leaves
  • 2 tablespoons of finely chopped green onions
  • lime

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