XO sauce takes this fried noodle dish up a notch.
Noodles just got serious. Try it!
Hello folks!
Guess what? I just had my first experience of an exploding watermelon. I
went to bed and the watermelon was fine and sitting pretty on my kitchen
counter. In the morning the husband is shouting “Oh No, Oh NO!” I ran down to
the kitchen and was greeted by a watermelon mess. Dripping down the counter and
flooding the kitchen floor with watermelon goo. Since I had to clean everything
up I thought it was a sign that I should mop the whole kitchen up as well. Boo.
So now that my kitchen is back in a clean state let us talk about this
noodle dish. I made this fried noodles a few nights back and you must try it.
Really. You just must.
It is truly a quick mid-week or an any time super fast of meal. Home
made fast food. Delish.
For those who are wondering, XO sauce is really a savoury Chinese
seafood based sauce. You can certainly make it yourself but for other mere
mortals such as myself, you can buy it ready made.
Since we are talking FAST meal here, I added half a bag of ready packed
stir fry vegetables. Of course if you prefer, you can chop up your own
favourite veggies and add them in. I also used ready peeled prawns, but once
again, if you want to use chicken, tofu, other types of seafood – go right
ahead.
I loved it so much I can’t wait to make it again. Let me know if you
like it.
If you make this you can always show me on Twitter or Instagram by
tagging @leowailin or using the hashtag #nomsieskitchen. Enjoy!
Recipe for XO Fried Noodles
(Recipe adapted from The
Hungry Excavator)
Serves 2-3
Sauce Ingredients
3 Tbsp XO Sauce (I used “Lin Lin” brand’s of XO sauce)
1 Tbsp Oyster Sauce
1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
½ Tbsp Sesame Oil
3 Tbsp Water
*1-2 Tbsp Chilli Oil *optional
Ingredients
200gm Flat Rice Noodles (soaked in hot water for 6-8 minutes until softened
then drained)
200gm Prawns (marinated with a bit of salt and pepper and dusted with a
tablespoon of Cornflour)
1 Tbsp Cornflour (to dust off the Prawns)
3 Eggs
½ a bag of ready packed stir fry vegetables
2 cloves Garlic (finely minced)
2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
White Pepper – a few dashes if required
Method
1. Mix the ingredients
for the sauce together in a bowl and set aside to be used later.
2. Heat up a wok over
high heat, add the vegetable oil. When the oil is hot, add in the minced garlic
and stir fry briskly until fragrant but not coloured. Add in the prawns and
give it a quick stir fry too. Next, add the vegetables to the mix. Briskly stir
fry everything and crack in the eggs, scramble the eggs up.
3. Add in the drained
noodles and the sauce ingredients. Toss it all about evenly, taste and add in
more seasoning if required. Give it a quick stir fry, then dish out and serve
hot.
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