Vegetable Lo Mein

This is actually the third time that I have used this recipe, though each time I have had issues with it. The first time I made it, it actually seemed to come out almost perfect, if a little spicy. The second time I tried using a new noodle and learned that angle hair pasta was NOT the pasta you wanted to use. I also learned that you wanted to do the pasta Al-Dente, once you added in the sauce and vegetables, stir them in, and let them sit for a few minutes, the noodles finish themselves.

I'm glad that I had issues with this recipe because it reminded me that not everything can be perfect the first time, much less the second time. That the more you work on something, and work out the issues, the better you feel when you actually get it right. The last time I made this recipe I had issues with the noodles, it was the first time that I had used angle hair pasta, they cooked much to fast, and I thought that I added more sesame oil than the recipe called for. I learned this time that I added exactly the same amount the recipe had called for. I was very careful to add what the recipe called for, and it still came out spicy, but it did come out like the restaurant other than that! Here's my advice, only add half of what the recipe calls for and go from there, that's what I plan to do next time!

All around the family loved this recipe, especially those that like spicy food! I was very happy with it, though I fully intend on halving the sesame oil the next time! Let me know what you think, I hope you like it as much as we did! Here's the recipe: Vegetable Lo Mein.

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Vegetable Lo Mein:

INGREDIENTS YOU'LL NEED:

1/4 Cup Vegetable broth 1/4 Cup Soy Sauce 2 TBS Rice wine vinegar 1 TSP sesame oil (2 TSP if you want it very spicy) 1/4 TSP Red Pepper Flakes (1 TSP if you want it very spicy) 1 TSP Sugar 2 TBS Oil 1TBS Soy Sauce 8oz Linguine Noodles 8oz Various vegetables of choice 2 TSP Garlic Minced Vegetables that I used: 1/4 cup Red Onion 1 stalk of green onion 1 carrot, small cut in thin slices length ways 1 red pepper 1/4 cup celery stalk, 1/6 cup of celery leaf

DIRECTIONS:

Cut up the vegetables that you wish to use in this dish, you don't want them large, I would go for medium sized.

Using a saute pan, heat the 2TBS of oil and add in the garlic and vegetables that you wish to have in the dish. Saute until the noodles are just starting to soften.

Once you have the Vegetables on to saute put in the noodles to cook in a bigger pot, ONLY do the noodles al dente. The reason that you want the noodles Al Dente is because they will finish cooking once you have added the sauce and veggies to them.

Once the Vegetables have begun to soften add in the vegetable broth, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, and sugar. Let it come to a boil and then turn it down to simmer. Stir regularly. Turn them to just warm once the noodles are soft.

Drain the noodles when they are Al Dente, add the sauce, stir, add the last TBS of toy sauce. I added an extra 2 TBS because one wasn't enough.

Let them sit there, without the stove on, soaking together for about five minutes and then serve and enjoy!

PAIRS WELL WITH

Any Chinese Food Dish