Recipe: Tasty Vegetable Chow Mein - Stirfried Noodles

Vegetable Chow Mein - Stirfried Noodles. For me, a dim sum brunch isn't complete without a plate of Supreme Soy Sauce Chow Mein. A simple dish of stir-fried thin noodles cooked with bean sprouts and scallions, it's cooked with just a bit of thin, soy-based sauce that coats the noodles in a concentrated layer of flavor. I turn this snack into a meal by adding an array of colorful, crunchy vegetables and tofu.

I have been making stirfries my entire life and just haven't been able to get it right. Every single time I had cooked a homemade stirfry, I would end up with a soupy. Chow mein is a westernized form of Chinese food best described as stir-fried noodles with a variety of toppings. You can have Vegetable Chow Mein - Stirfried Noodles using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Vegetable Chow Mein - Stirfried Noodles

1. You need of dried Asian noodles (chuka soba, ramen, etc.).
2. Prepare of Asian-inspired Sweet & Spicy Garlic Sauce (link to recipe in step 2).
3. It's of celery (sliced).
4. Prepare of carrot (thinly sliced).
5. Prepare of snow peas.
6. Prepare of broccoli florets (fresh).
7. It's of mushrooms (of your choice, sliced).
8. You need of canned water chestnuts (drained, rinsed, sliced).
9. It's of extra firm tofu (preferably baked, link to recipe in step 1).
10. You need of scallions (sliced).
11. Prepare of sesame oil.

Chow mein is a simple dish to prepare. Parboiled noodles are browned on one side, then turned over and cooked on the other side. This makes the noodles browned and crunchy on the outside and tender inside. Crunchy stir-fried noodles with colorful vegetables, all sautéed in a perfect savory umami-like sauce.

Vegetable Chow Mein - Stirfried Noodles instructions

1. Cube tofu into bite-sized pieces and set aside. It is best to use baked tofu. This helps preventing the tofu from breaking apart and provides a richer flavor. https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/342146-marinated-baked-tofu.
2. Make certain to have your sauce prepared, warm and ready to go! https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/350691-asian-inspired-sweet-spicy-garlic-sauce.
3. Prepare the noodles per package instructions and set aside..
4. Preheat 1 tablespoon sesame oil on high in a wok or large frying pan. Once hot, add the celery and sauté until lightly cooked (al dente). Transfer into a large mixing bowl..
5. In the same pan, heat another tablespoon of sesame oil on high. Once hot, add the carrots and sauté until lightly cooked (al dente). Transfer into the large mixing bowl..
6. In the same pan, heat another tablespoon of sesame oil on high. Once hot, add the snow peas and sauté until lightly cooked (al dente). Transfer into the large mixing bowl..
7. In the same pan, heat another tablespoon of sesame oil on high. Once hot, add the broccoli florets and sauté until lightly cooked (al dente). Transfer into the large mixing bowl..
8. In the same pan, heat another tablespoon of sesame oil on high. Once hot, add the sliced mushrooms and sauté until lightly cooked (al dente). Transfer into the large mixing bowl. Add 1/2 cup sauce to the vegetables and toss to coat well..
9. In the same pan, heat 2 tablespoons of sesame oil on high. Once hot, add the noodles, tofu and water chestnuts. Sauté on high until thoroughly heated and noodles begin to crisp on the edges. Transfer into the large mixing bowl..
10. Add the fresh scallions and another 1/2 cup of the sauce. Mix well to coat evenly. If desired, you may add more sauce to taste. Serve and enjoy!.

Quick and easy, this Indian street-food style Vegetable Chow Mein is a favorite in our home. The trick is to make sure that the noodles are neither dry nor mushy and as a result will give the perfect al-dente texture. This dish, is generally, really easy to make. It can be time consuming because of the amount of chopping vegetables needed but once everything has been prepared, tossing all the ingredients into a single pan is easy. I used frozen stir fried noodles found in the Asian frozen section.

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