Spicy Fried Noodles with Tomatoes and Cabbage

Name: Spicy Fried Noodles with Tomatoes and Cabbage
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 small carrot, peeled and julienned; 1 Tb chili sauce; 227 grams Hokkien noodles or thick Chinese-style egg noodles; 2 eggs; 1 small English (hothouse) cucumber, sliced; 3 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 green chili, sliced; 3 green onions, including tender green servings, cut into 1-inch pieces; 1 Tb kecap manis; 1 lemon, cut lengthwise into 6 wedges; 3 Tbs peanut oil; 1 boiled potato, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes; 113 grams red cabbage, cut into 3/4-inch cubes; 170 grams shrimp, peeled, deveined and halved lengthwise; 1 Tb soy sauce; 1 teaspoon sugar; 3 Tbs tomato ketchup or tomato paste; 3 smalls firm tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1 yellow onion, sliced

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Spicy Fried Noodles with Tomatoes and Cabbage a try. This recipe makes 6 servings with 348 calories, 16g of protein, and 11g of fat each. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up kecap manis, shrimp, tomato paste, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the potato you could follow this main course with the Sweet Potato Pie as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and pescatarian diet.

Instructions

If using Hokkien noodles, rinse with warm water; set aside. If using Chinese-style egg noodles, bring a large pot three-fourths full of water to a boil over high heat.

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Egg Noodles

Water

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Add the noodles, stir to loosen the strands, return to a boil and cook until tender, about 1 minute.

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Pasta

Drain, rinse thoroughly with cold running water and drain again; set aside.In a nonstick wok over high heat, warm 2 Tbs. of the oil.

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Water

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Add the garlic and yellow onion, and toss and stir until lightly browned, about 2 minutes.

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Yellow Onion

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Add the shrimp and toss and stir until bright orange, about 1 minute.

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Orange

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Add the carrot, cabbage and green onions, and toss and stir until the vegetables begin to wilt, about 1 minute.

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Green Onions

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Carrot

Add the tomatoes and potato, and toss and stir, being careful not to break up the cubes, until heated, 1 to 2 minutes.

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Tomato

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Transfer to a plate and set aside.Return the wok to high heat and add the remaining 1 Tbs. oil.

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Add the noodles and toss to lightly coat with the oil.

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Pasta

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Add the ketchup, chili sauce, kecap manis, soy sauce and sugar and toss to thoroughly coat the noodles, about 2 minutes.Push the noodles up the side of the wok to make a well in the middle. Crack the eggs into the well and lightly beat. Cook, without stirring, until set, about 1 minute. Gently fold the eggs into the noodles.

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Chili Sauce

Soy Sauce

Ketchup

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Sugar

Egg

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Wok

Add the reserved shrimp and vegetables and stir to combine.Divide among individual bowls. Top with the green chili and cucumber slices and accompany with the lemon wedges.

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Lemon Wedge