Quick and Easy Mushroom Chow Mein
My quick and easy mushroom chow mein is a tasty noodle dish that comes together in less than 20 minutes! Packed with flavour, it's a perfect mid-week meal.
Ingredients
For the Chow Mein
- 200 g Udon Noodles, dry
- 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
- 300 g Assorted Mushrooms
- 8-10 stalks Spring Onion
For the Sauce
- 3 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Rice Wine
- 2 tbsp Hoisin Sauce
- 1 tbsp Sugar or Honey
- 1 clove Garlic minced
- 2 tbsp Sesame Seeds
Instructions
Make the Sauce
- Whisk together all of the sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside for now.
Cook the Noodles
- Cook your noodles in water according to the package instructions. Thin Udon noodles should take around 10 minutes to cook.
Make the Stir Fry
- While waiting for the noodles to cook, begin cooking the stir fry.
- Heat the wok on the biggest burner you have. When the wok is very hot, add the cooking oil
- Add in the mushrooms and stir fry for around 5 minutes until any water has evaporated and the mushrooms begin to brown.
- Add the spring onion and stir fry for another minute or two.
Bring it all Together
- Now the noodles should have finished cooking, you can add them into the wok along with the mushrooms and onions.
- Pour the sauce around the sides of the pan and toss well to combine.
- Serve the noodles straight away - they are best enjoyed piping hot!
Notes
Ingredients and Substitutions
Noodles - Wheat noodles are my favourite, but you can use egg noodles too. You could also use ribbon rice noodles, but I don't recommend vermicelli because it gets a bit stodgy in this recipe. Use 2 servings worth of noodles for this recipe.
Mushrooms - you can use any mushrooms you like - button, chestnut, field, shiitake, portabello, etc.
Cooking Oil - I recommend using a high-smoke point oil like sunflower oil, avocado oil or rapeseed oil (canola oil to Americans)
**Calories calculated based on 200 g of udon noodles serving 2 people.