All-Vegetable Chow Mein

Vegetable Chow Mein is a traditional meal for the Chinese, which claims to be one of the most popular dishes found in the country. The name Chow Mein is etymologically derived from the word chāu-mèing meaning fried noodles. Though the inception of the dish was in China, it is now widely popular in the UK, USA and India.

Posted by Nikki N

06/12/2017

Click to rate this post!

[Total: 1 Average: 4]

Please rate it

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cooking Time : 10 mins

Serves : 3-4

Upload recipe photo

Cuisine : African»Main»

Tags : Dairy-free, Dinner, Gluten-free, Lunch, Mains, Nut-free, Recipes, vegan, Vegetarian

Main Ingredient : Vegetables

Recipe Type : Lunch

Ingredients :

30ml/1fl oz sesame oil
50g/1.75oz shallots, thinly sliced
30g/1oz garlic, minced
50g/1.75oz red bell pepper, sliced
100g/3.5oz sweet peas
25g/1oz dried shiitake mushrooms, rehydrated and sliced
100g/3.5oz oyster mushrooms
100g/3.5oz uncooked Chinese rice noodles
30ml/1fl oz kecap manis(sweet soy sauce)

Method :

Bring 500 ml of water to a boil. Add uncooked Chinese rice noodles and simmer, tossing constantly, until all liquid is fully absorbed. Set aside.
Heat sesame oil in a wok.
Add shallots and garlic. Sauté until aromatic.
Add bell peppers and sweet peas. Sauté.
Add shiitake and oyster mushrooms. Sauté for a minute.
Add cooked noodles and toss thoroughly.
Add Kecap Manis and toss well.
Serve hot.