Rukmini Iyer’s Quick And Easy Recipe For Chilli Crisp Topped Noodles With Tofu And Cabbage | Quick And Easy

I make variations of stir-fried mushrooms and tofu pinch noodles (or rice) each nan time, but this one, topped pinch a homemade peanut chilli crisp oil, has gone consecutive to nan apical of my repertoire. And nan chilli lipid couldn’t beryllium easier to make, positive there’s capable to stash successful nan fridge for nan week to travel – spoon complete eggy crumpets, fried atom aliases food connected toast.

Chilli crisp-topped noodles pinch tofu and cabbage

Prep 20 min
Cook 15 min
Serves 2-3

2 tbsp sesame oil
5cm portion caller ginger, peeled and finely grated
2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely grated
2 outpouring onions, trimmed and thinly sliced
150g shiitake mushrooms, astir chopped
280g firm tofu (I for illustration Tofoo), trim into 1cm cubes
15ml soy sauce
½ sweetheart cabbage, astir chopped
200g straight-to-wok udon noodles
Sea salt, to taste

For nan chilli crisp oil
50ml neutral oil – I usage mild oliva oil
5g chilli flakes
50g salted peanuts, left whole

Put a ample frying cookware aliases wok connected a mean heat, past adhd 1 tablespoonful of nan sesame oil. Stir-fry nan ginger, ail and outpouring onions for 30 seconds, past adhd nan mushrooms and fry, stirring, for 2 minutes more. Add nan remaining tablespoonful of oil, past operation successful nan tofu and fry for 2 minutes connected each side. Add nan soy condiment and 20ml water, past scatter successful nan chopped cabbage. Cover nan pan, little nan heat, and fto nan cabbage steam for 3 minutes.

Meanwhile, make nan chilli crisp oil. Put nan lipid successful a mini saucepan connected a debased power for 2 minutes – it needs to beryllium basking without being burningly so; if it’s shimmering aliases smoking, it’s excessively hot, truthful fto it cool a little, if necessary. Add nan chilli flakes and peanuts to nan basking lipid – they should sizzle without burning – past return disconnected nan heat.

Add nan noodles to nan cabbage cookware and stir-fry for 2 minutes, aliases according to nan packet instructions. Taste and set nan brackish arsenic needed, past service nan noodles basking and topped pinch a spoon of chilli oil. Be warned, it is very hot, truthful person a sensation earlier adding more. The remaining chilli lipid will support for a week successful an airtight jar successful nan fridge.