• 1/16 Intl Hot & Spicy 5

    From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to All on Fri Jan 14 06:53:00 2022
    January 16: International Hot & Spicy Food Day

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    Title: Hot & Spicy Chow Mein
    Categories: Pork, Vegetables, Chilies, Pasta, Wine
    Yield: 2 Servings

    6 sl Thick cut bacon; chopped up
    - in cubes/slices
    1 bn Spring onions; bias sliced
    1 md Carrot; in match sticks
    1 Red pepper, thin sliced
    1 Green pepper; thin sliced
    1 lg Hot chile; finely chopped
    2 Handfuls of your favourite
    - mushrooms; rough chopped
    1 ts Grated fresh ginger
    1 cl Garlic; grated
    1/2 ts Chinese 5 spice powder
    100 ml Sherry
    Olive oil
    1 bn Egg noodles per person
    2 tb Soy sauce
    Black pepper

    I have no idea what should go in chow mein so im guessing
    this is as about as authentic as one of those dvd's you
    seen on car boot stalls, but it tasted good and went down
    a treat.

    It serves two or three and takes no time at all, you can
    add chicken or some other meat if you like but I quite
    like it with just bacon.

    Heat a wok or heavy based frying pan up so it's really
    hot, add a splash of olive oil and fry the bacon until
    nice and crispy, remove from the pan and place on some
    kitchen towel to drain.

    Cook the noodles as per the instructions and drain.

    Get the pan really hot again and fry the onions,
    mushrooms, peppers and carrots, after about 60 seconds
    add the 5 spice powder, chile, garlic and ginger and mix
    into the vegetables, fry until the veg are cooked.

    Add the bacon to the pan followed sherry, careful in
    case it flames up, cook the alcohol off for a minute or
    so then add the soy sauce.

    Add the noodles and stir well.

    Taste and then add the black pepper along with any extra
    soy sauce or sherry your feel necessary.

    Serve.

    Serves two generously

    From: http://blog.chilliupnorth.co.uk

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