Zaion’s School-Dinner Chow Mein

Name: Zaion’s School-Dinner Chow Mein
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Jamaica
Ingredients: pinch of all-purpose seasoning (optional); 1 green pepper, deseeded and cut into small dice; 2 carrots, cut into small batons; 1-2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into small dice; 150 g (5½ oz) small broccoli florets; 200 g (7 oz) small cauliflower florets; 250 g (9 oz) medium egg noodles; 1 thyme sprig; 1 red onion, finely chopped; juice of 1 lime; 8 button mushrooms, quartered; 1 spring onion, finely chopped; 4-5 tbsp Sunshine Kit Cooking Sauce; 2 tomatoes, cut into small dice; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 326 g can sweetcorn, drained; ½ tbsp sunflower oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Food for Friends

By Levi Roots

Published 2010

About

My son Zaion devised this colourful, healthy recipe for the school dinners he makes for Thames Christian College, the school next door to our café, Papine. It’s a brilliant way to get kids to eat more veg. This dish is vegetarian, but add some cooked chicken or ham, cut into strips, if you like something a bit more meaty.

Ingredients

150 g (5½ oz) small broccoli florets
200 g (7

Americas
Jamaica
Dinner
Spicy
Vegetarian
Caribbean

Method

Steam the broccoli, cauliflower and carrots until they are almost tender, then set aside. Cook the noodles according to the packet instructions, then drain.
Meanwhile, make the sauce. Heat the oil in a wok over a high heat, then add the red onion, spring onion and garlic and stir-fry, until softened. Add the peppers and stir-fry them, too, until softened, then