Tofu lo mein noodles recipe
British-Chinese chef, Jeremy Pang chose this dish for Lunar New Year as noodles signify long life in Chinese traditions. 'It's also the type of dish that I often cook for my kids. It's super-easy to make and I know that they'll gobble it up without any fuss', says Jeremy.
See method- Serves 4
- Takes 20 mins
- 353 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 2 tsp cornflour
- 150g firm tofu, sliced into thick batons
- 3 garlic cloves, finely sliced
- 2 spring onions, sliced into 2-3 cm lengths
- 1 carrot, peeled and cut into matchsticks
- 100g mangetout, finely sliced into matchsticks
- 1 reduced-salt vegetable stock cube, made up to 450ml
- 2 x 300g packs fresh egg noodles
- 100g beansprouts, washed and drained
- 100g choi sum or pak choi, cut into 4-5 cm lengths
- 1½ tbsp vegetable oil
For the lo mein sauce
- 1 tbsp miso paste
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp reduced-salt soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp sugar (any type)
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Shop ingredientsEach serving contains
- Energy
- 1475kJ 353.0kcal
- Fat
- 12g
- Saturates
- 1g
- Salt
- 1.7g
- Sugars
- 9g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 44.2gProtein 13.4gFibre 6.8g
Method
- Mix together the sauce ingredients and set aside.
- Whisk the cornflour with 3 tbsp water and set aside.
- Arrange all the other ingredients in a ‘wok clock’, starting at 12 o’clock with the tofu batons, followed by the garlic and spring onions, the carrot, mangetout, sauce, stock, cornflour paste, noodles, the beansprouts and choi sum.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok over a medium-high heat and fry the tofu batons for 3-4 mins, turning often, until golden all over. Transfer to a plate lined with kitchen paper to drain.
- Add another ½ tbsp oil to the wok, increase the heat to high and add the garlic and spring onions. Stir-fry for 30 secs, then push the veg to one side and add the carrot and mangetout to the other. Stir-fry for another 30 secs, then return the tofu to the pan.
- Pour in the sauce, stir-fry for 1 min, then add the stock. Once boiling vigorously, add the cornflour paste and stir well to thicken slightly.
- Scatter in the noodles, then add the beansprouts and choi sum. Fold through the sauce for 1-2 mins to heat through, then serve.
- Tip: Swap the noodles to suit other dietary requirements
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