No-Pain Lo Mein (Rachael Ray)

Kirste's Note:

This recipe is a "30 Minute Meals" from Rachael Ray of Food TV.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or 2 tablespoons wok oil
• 1 cup snow peas, halved on a diagonal
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut into match stick size pieces
• 1/2 lb assorted mushroom, coarsely chopped, if necessary (shiitake, straw, enoki, or oyster)
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced on a diagonal
• 2 cups fresh bean sprouts
• 2 inches fresh gingerroot (minced or grated with hand grater)
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb lo mein noodles or 1 lb thin spaghetti, cooked to al dente and drained well
• 1/2 cup aged tamari soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil, several drops

Directions:

1. Heat a wok-shaped skillet or large non-stick skillet over high heat.
2. When pan is very hot, add oil, (it will smoke a bit) then, immediately add the snow peas, pepper, mushrooms, scallions, and bean sprouts.
3. Stir fry for 1 minute to flavor the oil, then add the ginger and garlic, and stir-fry 2 minutes.
4. Add the cooked noodles and toss with to combine.
5. Add the soy sauce and toss the ingredients to coat noodles evenly with sauce.
6. Transfer the lo mein to a serving platter and garnish with a drizzle of toasted sesame oil.
7. Cook's Notes: Wok oil is infused with ginger and garlic and is widely available on the International Foods aisle of the market.
8. Cooked shredded pork, chicken, or small de-veined shrimp may be added to this dish in any combination.

Reviews

[chia]

quick and easy, i made this with leftover pork tenderloin. i added some oyster sauce for flavor and i used lo mein noodles. this was a great side dish as part of an asian dinner

[Chef summerlover]

Hmmm. I liked this dish, only I didn't find it overly flavorful, and that was even with reducing the lo mein noodles to 1/2 pound but keeping everything else the same. I only used 1 tsp sesame oil as it is very strong, so perhaps that is where my flavor problem stems from. I will try again, but may add additional garlic or maybe some oyster or fish sauce?

[Keith Olson]

Even with some substitutions, this was a wonderful chinese dish. We used spaghetti noodles and regular peas instead of snow peas. Makes great leftovers too!