Vegan Chinese Noodles

Vegan Chinese Noodles

Ingredients for 4 servings

½ bunch of fresh coriander
½ tablespoon rice wine, or dry sherry
1 fresh red chilli
1 tablespoon agave syrup
1 teaspoon cornflour
1 teaspoon seasame oil
1 thumb-sized piece of ginger
2 cloves of garlic
2 limes, to serve
2 tablespoons low-salt soy sauce
6 spring onions
100 g baby spinach
200 g courgettes
200 g thin rice noodles
300 g mixed oriental mushrooms, such as oyster, shitake and enoki, cleaned
groundnut oil, or vegetable oil
sambal, or hot chilli sauce, to serve

Directions

Cook the noodles according to packet instructions, drain well, rinse under cold running water, then set aside. Finely slice or tear the mushrooms, leaving any smaller ones whole. Peel the garlic and deseed the chilli, then finely slice. Peel the ginger and trim the courgettes, then slice both into matchsticks. Pick the coriander leaves and set aside, then finely slice the stalks. Trim and finely slice the spring onions, reserving the green part for later.

Heat a good lug of oil in a large wok over a high heat, then add the mushrooms and fry for 3 to 4 minutes, or until slightly softened. Add the chopped garlic, chilli, ginger, courgette, coriander stalks and the white part of the spring onions. Fry for a further 3 minutes, or until softened and lightly golden.

Meanwhile, combine the cornflour and 2 tablespoons of water, then mix in the soy, agave syrup, sesame oil and rice wine or sherry. Stir the mixture into the pan and cook for a further 3 minutes, or until thickened.

Roughly chop and add the spinach along with the noodles. Toss well to warm through, then tear in most of the coriander leaves. Serve with lime wedges, sambal or chilli sauce and the reserved coriander and spring onions scattered on top. 

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