Meatless Monday Recipe: Kung Pao Rice Noodles

As much as I want to rah-rah every Monday, sometimes the jam and my endless to-do list really stump my cooking inspiration.

Thankfully I had leftover prep and decided to whip something up before they are carted away to feed the garbage can.

Ingredients for 2 pax:

• Rice Noodles ½ packet

• Beancurd (white beancurd or tofu-pok) 1 packet

• Vege (Fine beans and cabbage) 1 medium bowl

• Scallions

• Dried chilies - 5-6 pcs depending on your tolerance

• Onion powder 1 tsp

• Garlic powder ¾ tsp

• Ginger powder 1 tsp (very important, do not skip)

• Kashmiri chili powder ¾ tsp

• Cayenne pepper 2 pinches (optional)

• Light soy sauce 1 tsp

• Dark soy sauce 1 tsp

• Chili paste 1 tsp

• Sesame & Sunflower/Canola Oil 1 tsp each

• (Rice wine is optional)

Steps:

• Blanch rice noodles and set aside

• Add sesame and sunflower oil into pan

• When pan becomes hot, add chili paste and fry for 5 minutes. Add a little sugar to the chili paste

• Start to body up the paste by adding light and dark soy sauce

• Then add onion/garlic/ginger powder into the paste. Stir and taste. If it is spicy enough skip the next step. If it’s not spicy enough add kashmiri chili powder and cayenne pepper

• Add little bit of water and throw in the vege

• After they soften a little bit, add dried chilies

• They will quickly cook at this point, so add the rice noodles now

• Turn the heat off and add the scallions now. Continue to stir the ingredients with the scallions

Sticking my head into the fridge often yields yummy results. Please try it :)

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