Stir fry noodles
Chinese stir fry noodles with crunchy vegetables are a super easy and quick dinner. The wok dish is tossed with a homemade stir fry sauce made from traditional Chinese ingredients that together yield plenty of sweet and savoury flavours from, for example, fish sauce, rice wine vinegar, and soy sauce. Though fish sauce does not have the best smell, it does offer plenty of good umami flavour, especially when paired with soy sauce. Explore Asian cuisine with this little gem of a recipe for stir fry noodles.
Ingredients
Noodles
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Dried egg noodles
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250 g |
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Water
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2 litres |
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Coarse salt
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2 tsp |
Wok
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Rapeseed oil
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1 tbsp |
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Broccoli in small florets and the stem in small cubes
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500 g |
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Spring onions in 3 cm diagonal pieces (approx. 200 g)
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2 bundles |
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Thawed edamame beans
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250 g |
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Soy sauce
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4 tbsp |
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Thai fish sauce
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2 tbsp |
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Rice wine vinegar
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2 tbsp |
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Honey
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2 tbsp |
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Red chillies pepper in thin rings
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2 tbsp |
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White cheese cubes
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100 g |
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Peanuts
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50 g |
Instructions
Noodles
Wok
For serving
Tips
Make sure all the ingredients for the stir fry noodles are ready and prepped in advance before you start cooking since the dish fries rather quickly because of the high heat. Cut the vegetables on the smaller side, especially the broccoli, so they will cook more quickly and in the same about of time as everything else.
Tips
Be careful not to overcook the noodles, as they will finish cooking in the wok along with the vegetables and sauce, keeping the noodles from becoming overly mushy. For the optimal texture with tender noodles and crispy-tender vegetables, keep the wok hot.
Tips
Because the heat is centralised at the bottom of the wok, it is the ideal frying pan to prepare the stir fry noodles. The wok pan sears the ingredients quicker, and you can push the elements that need less heat up the sides of the bowl-shaped pan while the ones that need more heat to the bottom. But do not overload the pan, or the contents may become soggy rather than crunchy. The vegetables need enough room to move around.
Questions about stir fry noodles
Making this Chinese wok dish with a simple stir fry sauce is easy once you have gathered all the ingredients. Below, you can learn more about vegetable stir fry noodles and read some of the most frequently asked questions about it.
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Classic and easy stir fry sauce for noodles
The classic stir fry sauce for vegetables and noodles is a versatile base for many Chinese wok recipes. The base consists of soy sauce that offers a nuanced umami flavour with a slight sweetness from fermented soybeans. Our easy stir fry sauce recipe combines soy sauce with Thai fish sauce, rice wine vinegar, honey, and red chilli pepper for a balanced, well-rounded experience bursting with flavours.
Rice wine vinegar is a staple ingredient in many Asian dishes and is mild, somewhat sweet in flavour, with a hint of tartness that plays well with the pungent, salty aroma of the fish sauce. A little honey balances out the savoury and salty flavours, while the chilli adds a nice bit of heat. It is the best stir fry sauce to provide vegetables and noodles with sweet, savoury flavours, and moderate spiciness.
Easy wok full of flavour and crunchy vegetables
This popular dish celebrates fresh ingredients full of flavour and is just what you need after a long day, craving something delicious and easy from Asian cuisine. We like to cook in style and preferably something easy and quick to make, which is why the wok pan plays such an essential part in preparing stir fry noodles with crunchy bits of vegetables. Because of the high heat at the bottom of the bowl-shaped pan, you only need a little oil to get tender, yet crunchy broccoli florets and spring onions weaved beautifully into the noodles with plenty of bite and umami flavour.
Garnished with soft and creamy white cheese cubes
Soft and creamy white cheese cubes are mashed and sprinkled on top of the stir fry noodles. The white salad cheese provides both flavour and fullness with a lightly salted taste perfectly suited for lots of warm dishes. With a soft and creamy texture that melts in your mouth, it is a great addition to the stir fry noodles and creates a counterpoint to the crunchy peanuts that are sprinkled on top of the dish along with the cheese.
Add various vegetables and protein
Every aspect of this Chinese stir fry noodle recipe is adaptable with different meats, fish, and vegetables. You can make stir fry noodles with chicken fillet, pork tenderloin, pork chops, or shrimp. You do not need a lot, just a few hundred grams will serve 4 people. Cut the meat into thin strips and season it nicely to your liking, perhaps with a bit of soy sauce to tenderise and flavour the meat. You can also change up the vegetables and add, for example, carrots, red bell pepper, and green beans. Be sure to cut the carrots and bell pepper into smaller pieces before adding them to the wok.
