Spicy Singapore Noodles with Curry
Ingredients
1/2 lb Chinese egg noodles or rice stick noodles | ||
1 onion, peeled and quartered, leaves separated | ||
1 inch piece of fresh ginger, minced | ||
1 hot Serrano chili pepper with seeds, minced | ||
2 carrots peeled and cut into thin strips | ||
1/2 lb of napa cabbage, broken into large pieces | ||
1 small can of water chestnuts,sliced. | ||
1/4 cup canola or peanut oil | ||
2 cloves garlic, minced | ||
4 scallions chopped | ||
2 tsp curry powder (for a recipe for authentic curry powder use our search engine) | ||
2 tbs soy sauce | ||
2 tsp hoisin sauce |
This noodle dish delivers authentic Chinese flavors with a flavor spike using spicy curry powder. This is the real thing. Why go to the Chinese carry out..Here’s a hint if you get your Chinese food from at a restaurant or carry out that also serves American food, you are not getting the real thing!
- Assemble all of you ingredients in advance as the cooking goes very quickly.
- Cook noodles in boiling salted water following the package instructions.
- Chop the onion, peel and dice the ginger and mince the chili.
- Thinly slice the carrots and shred the greens.
- Drain the noodles and toss in 1 tsp oil.
- Heat a wok or large saute pan over high heat.
- Add the garlic, onion, ginger and chili and stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Add the water chestnuts, and stir.
- Add the vegetables and sprinkle with the curry powder.
- Stir fry until the vegetables are somewhat softened but still crispy, about 3 minutes.
- Add the noodles with soy sauce and hoisin sauce and stir fry for 1 to 2 minutes.
Note: You may use other vegetables of you choice..Baby corn, broccoli, green beans or radish.
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