Thick rice noodles Chow Mein are gluten-free and easy for digestion. Using just a handful of flavorsome ingredients and you have a Simply Sentient Chow Mein sauce. Lets’ get to it.
Chow Mein Rice Noodles Stir fry
Nutritional Benefits: We can say that this dish is almost like a multivitamin. All of the vegetables in the dish are high in fiber pack a punch in terms of vitamins and minerals: Vitamins A, B, C, K, folacin, potassium, phosphorous, magnesium, iron, and calcium. Sesame seeds give additional nutrition with the vitamins and minerals that it contains, but also a bit of protein, which is important in keeping nerve and muscle health.
Ingredients
- 300 grams thick rice noodles
- 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander leaves
- 150 grams fresh baby sweet pea pods
- 1 large red bell pepper, julienned
- 3 sticks of celery, julienned
- 2 carrots, julienned
- 2 cups of fresh bean sprouts
- 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
- 1/2 cup Kikkoman soy sauce
- 3 tbsp peanut oil for cooking
- 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil for finishing
- 2 tbsp roasted sesame seeds
- 2-3 dashes of white pepper (to taste)
- Dash of dark sweet grape juice
- 1 tsp sambal oelek (optional)
- For the sauce:
- Kikkoman light soy sauce
- 1/4 cup sweet dark grape juice
- 1 tbsp dark soya sauce
- 2 tbsp roasted sesame oil
Instructions
In a bowl, add all the ingredients of the sauce and mix well. Set aside.
Place the wok over a high flame and add peanut oil. When the oil and the wok are very hot, add fresh ginger and saute few seconds. Add the carrots and saute for 30 seconds with a dash of soy sauce and a tsp of sambal oelek (optional).
Then you can add the celery sticks, red bell peppers, sweet pea pods, and finely chopped coriander leaves.
Add the noodles and the sauce toss the ingredients in the pan to bring the flavors together.
Turned the fire off add the mung bean sprouts on the top.
To finish, drizzle 2 tbsp sesame oil and most of the sesame seeds and give the noodles a final toss.
Serve it up on a plate and garnish it with fresh coriander leaves and a pinch of roasted sesame seeds on top.
Notes
1. Roasted sesame seeds for garnish, sprinkle over the noodles. 2. Sauce: Add when you make the last mix to bring the flavors together with the noodles.
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