Dinner for 4
Mee Goreng Mamak
$5.78for 435 minServes 4
Noodles, vegetables, tofu, prawns, peanuts, and egg cook together in a spicy tamarind sauce.
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Nuts and seeds, 1.75 oz$0.70/oz typical | 1.75 oz | $1.23Typical price |
 | Poblano and other fresh chiles, 0.5$0.60 each typical | 0.5 | $0.32Typical price |
 | Shrimp, a little$7.99/lb typical | a little | $0.18Typical price |
 | Potatoes, 0.55 lb$0.99/lb typical | 0.55 lb | $0.55Typical price |
 | Onions, 0.8 lb$1.29/lb typical | 0.8 lb | $1.03Typical price |
 | Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical | 0.5 | $0.30Typical price |
 | Cabbage, a little$0.79/lb typical | a little | $0.05Typical price |
 | Broccoli, a little$1.99/lb typical | a little | $0.13Typical price |
 | Tofu, 1 oz$0.17/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.17Typical price |
 | Ramen and Asian noodles, 4 oz$0.18/oz typical | 4 oz | $0.72Typical price |
 | Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical | 1 | $0.30Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $5.78 | ||
Swaps
- Swap shrimp for white fish (tilapiaabout $1.00/lb less at typical prices
- Swap potatoes for sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
- Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Pantry staples you likely have
Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilAsian sauces and pastesSoy sauce
Not included in the cost.
- 35 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $typical cost tier
Hawaiian and PacificDairy-freeBudgetFamilyDinners
$1.45 per serving$5.78 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
This is usually served as a side or part of a meal, so the price per serving is low for a full dinner.
Ingredients
- 50 g peanuts
- 15 g chilli
- 10 g prawns
- 5 tbsp oil
- 750 ml water
- 1/2 tbsp tamarind paste
- 250 g potatoes
- 2 red onions
- 4 clove garlic
- 30 g cabbage
- 30 g chinese broccoli
- 1 tofu
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 4 noodles
- 1 egg
Steps
- Boil the potatoes in salted water for 10 minutes, drain them, and cut them into bite-size pieces.
- Boil the noodles in water until just tender, drain them, and set them aside.
- Grind the peanuts, chilli, garlic, and a little water into a rough paste.
- Heat the oil in a large wok over medium-high heat, then fry the onions, potatoes, tofu, and prawns for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the paste, tamarind, soy sauce, and cabbage, then cook for 3 minutes.
- Add the noodles and Chinese broccoli, toss for 4 minutes, then stir in the egg and cook until firm.
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