Vegetable Chow Mein
super flavourful East Asian inspired noodle dish!
Ingredients
- 4 nests of noodles
- 1 whole bulb of garlic chopped finely
- 3 baby pak choi
- 4 large chestnut mushrooms sliced finely
- 4 tbsp sesame seed oil
Stir-fry sauce
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- ½ tbsp Chinese rice vinegar
- 2½ tsp cornstarch
- 2 tsp white pepper
- 1 tsp MSG
- 4 tbsp water
- 4 spring onions green portion cut into thick pieces and the rest chopped finely
Instructions
- Cook your noodles according to the packet instructions and once cooked transfer into cold water so that they don't stick to eachother.
- Whisk together all your ingredients for the stir-fry sauce in a separate bowl and set aside for later.
- Begin by frying off the chopped spring onion (only the white portion) in a large wok on a medium high heat for 2-3 minutes.
- Add your chestnut mushrooms and fry for a further 3-4 minutes on the same heat, moving the mushrooms constantly.
- Add in the baby pak choi, ¾ of your chopped garlic and continue to stir-fry whilst constantly agitating the pan for 3-4 minutes.
- Add in your cooked noodles, bean sprouts, spring onion, stir-fry sauce and remainder of your garlic. Toss or stir for another 3-4 minutes. Be caureful not to break the noodles! As soon as the noodles are coated evenly in the sauce and heated all the way through, enjoy fresh from the pan!