I made some stir-fried lo mein noodles for dinner last night, which is a simple and quick meal to prepare during the week. It was also a great way to use up veggies I had sitting in the fridge and my first batch of bean sprouts. My second should be ready in a few days. One day I'll get around to posting a proper recipe but the sauce I use to dress the noodles is pretty straight forward:
Dressing for Stir-Fried Noodles
1 tablespoon of light soy sauce
1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon of oyster sauce
2 teaspoons of sugar
1/2 teaspoon of dark sesame oil
1 to 2 teaspoons of Thai red chili paste or your favorite crushed chilies (optional)
pepper to taste
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons of minced ginger
For a quick veggie dish, stir-fry some veggies, garlic and ginger (above) in a bit of canola oil for a few minutes on medium-high heat. Add some precooked Asian noodles and dress with the sauce. Toss to coat evenly and cook for a couple of more minutes until the noodles are glossy and most of the sauce has been absorbed. The sauce recipe above dresses quite a bit of noodles so you may only need half of it if you're preparing a dish for 2 or 3. If you're adding bean sprouts, do so at the very end and cook for another 30 seconds max. Simple as that!
That looks tasty! I love oyster sauce, especially with broccoli.
ReplyDeleteMmmm...this sounds so good and SO easy! I'm going to add it to my repertoire...I'm getting ready to start back to school at the age of 42...with a husband...and kids...who will all still want to EAT! Meals like this will be great for us!
ReplyDeleteIts 10 AM now and seeing this I’m so hungry that I’m going to have an early lunch.
ReplyDeleteYum. I love stir fry noodles. I don't make them usually since my husband isn't into them, but for lunch they are great.
ReplyDeleteLooks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThat looks wonderful. Looks like dinner!
ReplyDeleteMmmh, sounds scrummy! Wonder what I'll be making for tea tonight now then?!! :)
ReplyDeleteSimple and delicious. Love you blog, jealous of your winter crops.
ReplyDeleteMmm, stir-fry, my fave ! Looks delish ! Reminds me I'd like to try growing ginger this year.
ReplyDeleteWow Thomas that looks awesome...so good in fact that I just got done ordering some mung bean seeds for myself..along with a few other seed purchases...darn I can't help myself once I start seed shopping...I guess there could be worse things to spend my money on though lol....
ReplyDeleteOh yum, does that look good! I love simple and delicious dishes, especially ones that use lots of veggies. I'll have to try this. Do you think rice stick noodles would work?
ReplyDeleteHi Michelle, if it's the vermicelli kind, probably not. But if it's like the wider (like linguine) white rice noodles that you find in Asian soups and stir-fries, than Yes!
ReplyDeleteLooks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThomas, I had this article in my inbox today about been sprouting and thought of you:
http://www.organicgardening.com/feature/0,7518,s1-65-69-1829,00.html?cm_mmc=GardentoTableNL-_-2010_01_13-_-organicliving-_-simple_sprouts
Ok Thomas, your food always looks incredible. So much so that I am actually- wait for it- buying dwarf bok choy!!!! So the girl that turned her nose up at your asian greens is going to give them a try, are you proud? Now keep those tasty stir-fry recipes coming, I am going to need them! ;)
ReplyDeleteWow, I'm hungry, just got home from sunny AZ, this is one of the comfort food for me after a trip, thanks.
ReplyDeleteRibbit- thanks for sharing! Who knew sprouts help protect you against scurvy?
ReplyDeleteKelly- Yay! Hopefully you'll like your second bite at the apple. Remind you to send you some stir-fry recipes when you harvest your first batch!
We make a noodle, meat, and veggie stir fry almost once a week - great way to use a variety of home grown vegetables in an extremely tasty manner! I like to use pad thai sauce or spicy peanut sauce as alternatives to the soy and/or oyster sauces.
ReplyDeleteI have a pantry full of different asian noodles and sauces.
We even have the same large wok pan! :D