Name: Vegetable chow mein
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon peanut oil; 1 onion, sliced; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 1 carrot, halved, sliced; 2 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon sugar; 2 teaspoon ground star anise; 1 red banana chilli or capsicum, seeded, sliced; 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced; 100 gram snow peas, trimmed, sliced; 1/2 cup bamboo shoots; 225 gram packet chinese noodles, soaked; 3 eggs; 2 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds; 2 teaspoon sesame oil; sliced green onion, to serve

Vegetable chow mein

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Serves 6

Prep

15M

Cook

Total

23M

Ingredients

2 tablespoon peanut oil

1 onion, sliced

2 clove garlic, crushed

1 carrot, halved, sliced

2 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon sugar

2 teaspoon ground star anise

1 red banana chilli or capsicum, seeded, sliced

1 stalk celery, thinly sliced

100 gram snow peas, trimmed, sliced

1/2 cup bamboo shoots

225 gram packet chinese noodles, soaked

3 eggs

2 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

2 teaspoon sesame oil

sliced green onion, to serve

Method

1.Heat half the oil in a wok or large frying pan on high. Stir-fry onion and garlic for 1 minute, until onion is tender. Add carrot and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes.

2.In a jug, whisk together soy sauce, sugar and star anise. Set aside.

3.Heat remaining oil in same wok on high. Add chilli, celery, snow peas and bamboo shoots. Stir fry for 1-2 minutes, until vegetables are tender. Toss noodles and reserved sauce through. Stir-fry for 1-2 minutes. Keep warm.

4.Heat a small, non- stick frying pan on medium. In a jug, whisk eggs, sesame seeds and oil together, until combined. Pour into pan and swirl mixture around to cover base of pan. Cook for 1-2 minutes, until the surface starts to set. Loosen the edges with a spatula. Flip over edges to fold, and remove. Slice and set aside.

5.Serve chow mein topped with omelette and onion.

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