Light and Easy Rice Noodles

Name: Light and Easy Rice Noodles
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 225 g (8 oz) dried flat rice noodles or ½ recipe fresh ‘fun’ rice noodles; 2 teaspoons chilli bean sauce; 1½ tablespoons light soy sauce; 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce; 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds; 1 tablespoon sesame oil

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ken Hom's Vegetarian Cookery

By Ken Hom

Published 1995

About

Making my way through the streets of Hong Kong and other Asian cities, I have often paused at kerbside food stalls to enjoy this ‘fast food’ dish. It is light but sustaining and easy to digest as you go about your business. This recipe makes a quick lunch for two using either fresh or dried flat rice noodles.

Ingredients

225 g (8 oz) dried flat rice noodles or ½ recipe fresh ‘fun’ rice noodles

Asia
China
Lunch
Main course
Vegan

Method

If you are using dried rice noodles, bring a large pan of water to the boil, remove it from the heat and add the rice noodles. Leave to stand for about 10 minutes, then drain thoroughly. If you are using fresh rice noodles, set up a steamer or fill a wok or deep casserole with at least 5 cm (