Easy vegetable chow mein
- ⏱ 20 minutes
- Easy
- Serves 1
- 👥 2-cook recipe
Egg noodles stir-fried with seasoned vegetables, soy sauces and sesame oil.
Adapted from Great British Chefs.
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Easy vegetable chow...
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COOK 1COOK 2
1Make the vegetables
2Prepare onion
Peel and slice the onion
Slice the spring onions lengthways
3Plate and serve
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Easy vegetable chow...
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COOK 2COOK 1
1Make the vegetables
Peel and finely slice the carrots into matchsticks
Wash and slice the mushrooms
In a bowl, place the prepared vegetables and season...
2Prepare onion
3Plate and serve
+ 6 more steps in the app
Ingredients
- 100 g medium egg noodles
- 1 dash sesame oil
- 1 dash dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp five-spice powder
- 1 tsp chilli sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp groundnut oil
- 2 carrots (peeled and finely sliced into matchsticks)
- 100 g beansprouts
- 1 large onion (peeled and sliced)
- 4 large spring onions (sliced lengthways)
- 80 g mushrooms (washed and sliced)
- 125 g sweetcorn kernels
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
The full plan
Split between two cooks — each step says who's on it.
1. Make the vegetables COOK 1
- Peel and finely slice the carrots into matchsticks
- Wash and slice the mushrooms
- In a bowl, place the prepared vegetables and season with a splash of soy sauce, the five-spice powder and chilli sauce
2. Prepare onion COOK 2
- Peel and slice the onion
- Slice the spring onions lengthways
🤝 Cook 1 hands the knife to Cook 2.
3. Cook the noodles COOK 2
- In a pan of boiling water, cook the noodles for 2 to 3 minutes until al dente, or according to packet instructions, Drain them
- Drizzle with a splash of sesame oil and toss well
4. Stir-fry vegetables COOK 1
- In a wok, heat until smoking hot
- Add the groundnut oil
- Add the vegetables and stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes
🤝 Cook 2 hands over onion.
5. Finish the noodles COOK 2
- In the wok, stir in the cooked noodles and season with the light soy sauce and some freshly ground black pepper
🤝 Cook 1 hands the wok to Cook 2.
6. Plate and serve BOTH
- Spoon the noodles onto a serving plate or into individual bowls and serve immediately
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