Vegetarian Recipes - Spicy Japanese Noodles Recipe

Ingredients

• 500g/1lb 2oz fresh Japanese noodles

• 1 tablespoon sesame oil

• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

• 1 tablespoon sunflower oil

• 1 red onion (sliced)

• 100g/4oz mangetout

• 175g/6oz carrots (thinly sliced)

• 350g/12oz white cabbage (shredded)

• 3 tablespoons sweet chili sauce

• 2 spring onions (sliced) 

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Add the Japanese noodles to the pan and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Drain the noodles thoroughly. Toss the noodles with the sesame oil and sesame seeds.

2. Heat the sunflower oil in a large preheated wok. Add the onion slices, mangetout, carrot slices and shredded cabbage to the wok and stir-fry for about 5 minutes.

3. Add the sweet chili sauce to the wok and cook, stirring occasionally, for a further 2 minutes. Add the sesame noodles to the wok, toss thoroughly to combine and heat for a further 2 to 3 minutes.

4. Transfer the Japanese noodles and spicy vegetables to warm individual serving bowls, scatter over the spring onions to garnish and serve immediately.