Name: Gai lan and mushroom five-spice stir-fry
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 450 grams dried udon noodles; 430 gram gai lan; 2 tablespoons peanut oil; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 fresh red chilli, sliced thinly; ½ teaspoon chinese five-spice; 2 tablespoons vegetarian oyster sauce; 2 tablespoons kecap manis; ½ teaspoon sesame oil; 200 grams enoki mushrooms, trimmed; 2 tablespoons fried Asian shallots

Gai lan and mushroom five-spice stir-fry

Gai lan (or Chinese broccoli), enoki mushrooms and udon noodles combine for a delicious vegetarian stir-fry.

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

Total

20M

Ingredients

450 grams dried udon noodles

430 gram gai lan

2 tablespoons peanut oil

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 fresh red chilli, sliced thinly

½ teaspoon chinese five-spice

2 tablespoons vegetarian oyster sauce

2 tablespoons kecap manis

½ teaspoon sesame oil

200 grams enoki mushrooms, trimmed

2 tablespoons fried Asian shallots

Method

1.Place noodles in a medium heatproof bowl with enough boiling water to cover, separate with a fork; drain.

2.Separate gai lan stalks and leaves;  chop coarsely, keeping the stalks and leaves separate.

3.Heat peanut oil in a wok over high  heat; stir-fry garlic and half the chilli  for 2 minutes or until softened. Add  five-spice and gai lan stalks; stir-fry  for 1 minute or until tender.

4.Add sauces, sesame oil and noodles; stir-fry for 1 minute or until hot. Add gai lan leaves; cook for a further 1 minute. Toss through mushrooms.

5.Serve stir-fry topped with shallots and remaining chilli.

While regular oyster sauce is made from oysters and their brine, vegetarian oyster sauce is made from mushrooms (most often oyster or shiitake mushrooms)

Fried shallots are available from Asian food stores and some supermarkets; they keep for months, stored tightly sealed.
Note

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