Wok-Grilled Vegetable Lo Mein

Dreamer in Ontario's Note:

Posted in response to a request for Grill-Wok recipes. This recipe comes from The Vegetarian Grill by Andrea Chesman. So far I like everything I've tried from this book

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb lo mein noodles or 1 lb capellini
• 10 fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and caps sliced
• 1 onion, cut into slivers
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce (or more)
• 2 small bok choy, stems and greens sliced
• 1/4 cup oyster sauce (use vegetarian oyster sauce if this is to be meatless)
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Directions:

1. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the noodles until just tender.
2. Drain and set aside.
3. Prepare a medium hot fire in the grill.
4. Lightly oil your grill-wok and set in place on the bbq grill.
5. In a bowl, combine the mushrooms, onion, garlic, ginger, sesame oil and 2 tbsp of the soy sauce.
6. Toss until all the veggies are coated.
7. Add the mushroom and onion mixture to the wok and stir-fry until just tender and grill-marked. (about 4 minutes depending on how hot your bbq burns)
8. Add the bok choy and stir fry until limp (about 1 minute)
9. Add the noodles and toss to combine.
10. Pour in the oyster sauce and stir fry until well coated and heated through. (about 4 to 7 minutes)
11. Place in a serving bowl.
12. Season to taste with the remainder of the soy sauce and the black pepper.
13. Serve immediately.
14. For Vegetarian use Vegetarian Oyster Sauce. Regular Oyster Sauce is not Vegetarian.

Reviews

[DDW]

Great dish! I used sweet onion, baby bellas, red pepper, bok choy, bean sprouts and zuchinni. I used a 1/2 pound of thin spaghetti. Made over a charcoal grill - outstanding smoky flavor and it whipped up quickly. I didn't think there would be enough room to grill the noodles too - but it worked perfectly. Thumbs up from the whole family. We found that a drizzle of Thai sweet chili sauce is really good on this dish.

[anne in apex]

A very nice dish for a hot day. I added red bell pepper, carrots, and used fresh spinach instead of bok choy. I substituted about 1/2 Tablespoon of hot sesame oil, and the seasonings were just right. A very versatile dish, and quick, too!

[dianegrapegrower]

Very, very good. I used whole wheat cappellini - reducing to 8 oz. And subbed button mushrooms and portabello mushrooms for the shitake. The bok choy adds just the right note, as well as adding some great color. Thanks for sharing!