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5. Divide the soup between warm bowls and sprinkle the remaining Stilton over each
portion to serve.
Serve with a swirl of cream and some warm crusty bread.
Vegetable Chow Mein
Chow Mein is one of the best known Chinese noodle dishes, it really is very easy to make
and much healthier than any you will pick up in your local Chinese Take Away. This dish is
great for a main course for 3 people or 4 as a side dish. This also works well with chicken
or prawns.
Ingredients -
Serves 3 - 4
• 3 x sheets of dried egg noodles
• 1 tsp. sesame oil
• 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1 onion, peeled and sliced
• 1 red pepper, sliced
• 2 pak or bok choi, sliced
• 60g mange tout
• 100g babycorn
• 4 spring onions white and green parts sliced, keep some for garnish
• 100g beansprouts
• 75g unsalted cashew nuts
• 4 tbsp. light soy sauce
• 2 tbsp. Chinese rice wine
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 2 tsp. cornflour
Method
1. To cook the noodles, place the noodle nests into a large bowl or saucepan and pour
boiling water over them, cover with cling film or a lid and allow to sit for 5-10 minutes.
When they are tender drain and add the sesame oil and toss the oil through the noodles
to prevent them from sticking together.
2. Add the vegetable oil to the cooking bowl and select SAUTE, switch the auto sir off.
Add the onion and red pepper and stir fry for 5 minutes. Add the pak choi and the
mange tout and stir-fry for a further 2 -3 minutes.
3. Add the drained noodles, spring onions, beansprouts and cashew nuts to the cooking
bowl and stir well.
4. Blend together the soy sauce, rice wine, sugar and corn flour and pour over the
noodles and vegetables, stir well and heat until piping hot, the sauce should coat all the
vegetables and the noodles.
5. Serve in bowls with a little sliced spring onion on the top.
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