Name: Crispy Chow Mein
Yield: Serves 2 generously or 4 as a side
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ½ head of Chinese or Savoy cabbage; 2 tbsp rice wine or sherry vinegar; 2 tbsp sesame oil; 4 fat cloves of garlic; 1 large onion or 4 spring onions; 200 g meaty mushrooms – shiitake, portobello or oyster work, but so do standard ones; 2 tbsp cooking oil, plus extra for cooking; 1 large carrot, peeled; generous handful of beansprouts; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 200 g dried noodles

Preparation info

Serves
2
generously

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Vegan(ish)

By Jack Monroe

Published 2019

About

Chow mein is one of my favourite dinners to knock up in a hurry – and an excellent receptacle for odds and ends of vegetables kicking around in the fridge. Some dried noodles contain egg, so flip the packet over in the supermarket and check the ingredients. If you do struggle to find egg-free Chinese-style noodles, you can use dried spaghetti instead. It won’t be strictly traditional, but it’ll still be delicious.