It's time for Peppadew recipe #2! If you haven't got a clue what I'm talking about, you must have missed yesterday's post - take a quick look at my spicy three bean soup and then come back, I'll wait...
This time I decided to use the Peppadew peppers to spice up a simple Chinese-style noodle dish. With fresh garlic, ginger, soy sauce, hoi sin sauce, and the spicy peppers, these noodles really pack a flavour punch. If you're not into noodles, you could substitute them for rice, or even just skip the carbs altogether and serve the dish up as a hoi sin veggie stir fry. Personally, I love my carbs, so noodles it was.
I spotted these funny-shaped noodles in the shops and decided to give them a go, because why not? Turns out, they kind of look like tentacles when cooked... so I guess that's why not. Feel free to use a less seafood-esque shape of noodle if you prefer.
As usual, this recipe is super simple. Fry up a load of veggies - I went for aubergine, onion, peppers and mushrooms (surely the best combination of four veggies ever?), and they worked really well. The aubergine and mushrooms are quite (for lack of a better word) 'meaty', and make these veggie noodles feel really substantial.
Then just add the cooked noodles (use fresh egg noodles if you want to avoid dirtying a second pan, since I'm guessing nobody likes extra washing up - they can be thrown straight into the stir fry), and all those yummy saucy bits. If you can't find hoi sin sauce, any other Chinese-style stir fry sauce will work well instead.
The chopped Peppadews bring a really lovely heat to this dish. They're spicy, but in a kind of sweet way, which goes beautifully with the hint of sweetness in the hoi sin sauce. It's hard to beat a dinner that's this tasty, especially when it comes together in less than half an hour!
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Hoi sin veggie noodles
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- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 medium aubergine (eggplant), diced
- 1 yellow pepper, cut into strips
- 1 onion, halved then sliced
- 4 medium mushrooms, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
- 200 g noodles or linguine
- 60 g hot peppadew piquante peppers, drained and chopped (~ ⅓ of a 400g jar, or ~ ⅔ cup)
- 2 spring onions, sliced
- 2 tablespoon hoi sin sauce
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- Black pepper
- Fresh coriander (cilantro), to serve
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan, and add the chopped aubergine, pepper and onion. Cook for a few minutes over a medium heat, until slightly soft. Add the mushrooms, garlic and ginger, and cook for a further 5 minutes, until all the vegetables are soft.
- Meanwhile, boil the noodles according to the directions on the packet - dried noodles will take around 12 minutes.
- When the vegetables are soft, add the chopped peppadew peppers, spring onions, hoi sin sauce and soy sauce, and mix well to combine. Cook for a minute or two until hot.
- When the noodles are ready, drain them and add them to the pan with the sauce. Toss to coat (I find it easiest to use a pair of plastic tongs for this). Add a good pinch of black pepper, and serve immediately topped with plenty of fresh coriander.
Nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on your exact ingredients. Please calculate your own nutritional values if you require accuracy for health reasons.
Note: Nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on exactly what ingredients you choose.
Lucy says
I'm a huge fan of noodles! I'd love to add cheese a bit more. Definitely worth trying recipe thanks for sharing.
Kelly Hutchinson says
I am a huge sucker for any type of noodle dish. I love fresh veggies with my noodles.
Donna says
I love quick and easy (but delicious) recipes like this for during the week. Loving the flavours you have going on here - and loving those noodles even more! My kids would be so excited if I served up some funny looking noodles like that - I will have to keep an eye out for them :)
Janette@CulinaryGinger says
This looks so much better than takeaway and now I'm craving Chinese food. Great dish.
Emily says
Colourful and nutritious! I love anything with these flavours and those noodles look fun to eat x
Neli @ Delicious Meets Healthy says
I have never had Hoi Sin Veggie Noodles before but it sounds and looks so delicious! Pinning!
Platter Talk says
So rich looking and decadently satisfying, yet not unhealthy! What's not to love about this dish?! Thanks for sharing!
Brandy M. says
What a gorgeous looking dish! Your photography is so amazing and really has me watering at the mouth to try this dish.
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says
Aw thanks so much Brandy! :)