Name: Vegetable chow mein
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 14 minutes
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 200g dry egg noodles; 3 tsp rapeseed oil; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 1 red pepper, sliced; 125g shiitake mushrooms, sliced; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; good pinch chilli flakes (optional); 100g baby corn, halved; 3 spring onion, sliced in 2cm pieces; 1 heaped tsp Chinese five-spice powder; 90g baby pak choi, separate leaves leaving heart intact; 1 fresh tomato, finely chopped; 120g beansprouts; 2 tsp reduced-salt soy sauce

Chow mein simply means ‘fried noodles’. This quick and easy dish is tasty, filling, cheap and nutritious.

Serves

Prep

15 minutes

Cook

14 minutes

Each 338g serving contains (excludes serving suggestion)

KCal

269

Carbs

44.7g

Fibre

7.1g

Protein

10.1g

Fat

3.9g

Saturates

0.4g

Sugars

8.0g

Salt

0.95g

Fruit/Veg Portion

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Ingredients

200g dry egg noodles

3 tsp rapeseed oil

1 onion, thinly sliced

1 red pepper, sliced

125g shiitake mushrooms, sliced

2 cloves garlic, crushed

good pinch chilli flakes (optional)

100g baby corn, halved

3 spring onion, sliced in 2cm pieces

1 heaped tsp Chinese five-spice powder

90g baby pak choi, separate leaves leaving heart intact

1 fresh tomato, finely chopped

120g beansprouts

2 tsp reduced-salt soy sauce

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Method

Step 1

Cook the noodles according to the packet instructions, usually around 2-4 minutes. Drain in a colander, rinse in cold water to stop them cooking and set aside.

Step 2

Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan, add the onion and red pepper and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the mushrooms, garlic and chilli flakes, if using, and stir for another minute.

Step 3

Add the baby corn, spring onions, Chinese five-spice powder and pak choi and continue stirring for another 2-3 minutes.

Step 4

Add the tomatoes and the noodles and mix well for 1-2 minutes until the noodles are hot.

Step 5

Mix in the beansprouts and soy sauce, cook for another minute and serve.

Recipe tips

Use rice noodles for a gluten-free version.
Cut the spring onions at an angle for a more interesting shape.
When making stir-fries prep all your ingredients first and have everything ready to throw into the wok.

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