This is an ideal accompaniment to a Chinese meal, especially so during the Spring Festival - Chinese New Year. Noodles represent a long life and superstition says that it's bad luck to cut them.
Ingredients
150 g | Wide rice noodles, or dried rice stick noodles (Main) |
150 g | Green beans, small round, trimmed (Main) |
1 Tbsp | Peanut oil |
4 | Garlic cloves, crushed |
½ tsp | Chilli paste |
1 Tbsp | Light soy sauce |
1 Tbsp | Dark soy sauce |
1 Tbsp | Oyster sauce |
Directions
- Soak the noodles for 15 minutes in hot water then drain well. Blanch the beans in boiling water until crisp-tender. Drain and pat dry.
- Heat the oil in a wok and stir-fry the garlic and chilli paste for 30 seconds. Add the beans and noodles and stir-fry for 1 minute. Toss with the sauces and serve. Can be garnished with chopped coriander.