If you’re looking for a quick and easy tasty vegan meal, this vegan Chinese noodle stir-fry fits the bill. And it’s oil free. It’s very flexible and you can use whatever veggies you have on hand.
We have greatly reduced the amount of oil in our diet. You can find out why here. So how do you stir-fry without oil? Just use water instead. I promise you won’t really notice it. I do use a small about of toasted sesame oil for authentic Chinese flavor but you could certainly leave it out.
Here’s the recipe:
- 3 green onions chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 inch piece of ginger, peeled and chopped fine
- 1 small hot pepper minced or ½ tsp crushed red pepper (optional)
- 1 cup chopped mushrooms
- ½ red bell pepper sliced
- 3-4 cups chopped veggies of your choice (broccoli, snow peas, carrots, zucchini, bok choy, etc.)
- 8 oz. dry noodles - (Rice noodles, udon, soba, spaghetti etc.)
- 2 TBL soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 1 tsp brown rice vinegar
- ½ tsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 tsp sugar, coconut sugar or other sweetener of your choice
- 1 TBL corn starch
- ¼ cup water
- water as needed for stir frying
- Chop all the veggies before you start cooking.
- Mix soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil and sugar in a small bowl and set aside
- Mix corn starch and water in a small bowl and set aside
- Fill a pot with enough water to cook the noodles and bring to boil
- When the water boils add the noodles and cook according to package directions.
- Drain and rinse noodles when they are done and set aside
- While the noodles are cooking, heat a wok or frying pan over medium high heat
- Add a few TBL of water
- Add the onions, garlic, ginger and hot peppers and stir fry briefly
- Add in the veggies that will take longer to cook
- Add more water if needed
- Continue stir-frying until veggies are about ½ done
- Add remaining veggies and stir-fry until they close to are the desired tenderness.
- Aim to keep the veggies tender crisp with bright colors and a bit of crunch to them.
- Add the soy sauce mix and a few TBL water and toss to mix well
- Add the cooked noodles
- Add the cornstarch mixture
- Stir-fry a few moments longer until sauce thickens it coats all the noodles
- Serve and enjoy!
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