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!
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.
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
This looks like a fabulous dish, Becca! I love your "funny" noodles, too :) The veggies together are divine, and I'm a huge fan of Peppadew peppers. Yum!
Chris @ SimpleFood365 says
That looks and sounds really good! I wish I had a bowl of it right now!
Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours says
Those noodles really do look disturbingly tentacle like! Lovely dish, I do love the crunch of Pepperdew.
Toni | 2 Aussie Travellers says
The shape of those noodles is so pretty and functional too, I bet it grabs up a whole lot of sauce and flavour. Here in Australia I get the feta cheese filled pepperdews from the deli, I must check whether we can buy them unfilled, I don't recall seeing them.
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says
Haha I guess so - they look weird, but if they grab lots of sauce it's worth it :D Hope you can find them!
Elizabeth says
I absolutely love peppadew peppers and this recipe sounds utterly fantastic!!!
Sally - My Custard Pie says
Love the texture of that pasta.
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says
It's bizarre isn't it! Never had it before but it's actually really lovely to eat, you get a bit of normal noodleness and a bit of extra texture!
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says
Not only does your dish sound wonderful -- it looks marvelous as well. We do love our Oriental dishes and this one is a try for sure. Thank you for sharing.
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says
It's hard to go wrong with Chinese veggies and noodles isn't it :)
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
I love those noodle shapes - how fun! I am all about the comforting noodle dishes at the moment.
Dom says
oh my word this looks so delicious. I adore the Hoi Sin flavour. I adore your blog too!
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says
Aw thanks Dom! :)
Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes says
I'm loving your peppadew recipes. I usually just throw them on a salad, but it's great getting inspiration for different ways to use them. This looks yummy!
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says
Aw thanks Jemma! They're really versatile if you use a bit of imagination :)