Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water (4¼ cups of water and a heaping teaspoon of salt for every 4 oz of pasta), following the package directions (taste about 2 minutes early), until al dente.
⚙ Cooking in salted waterStovePot
💡The water should taste like a seasoned soup, not like sea water: a heaping teaspoon of salt per liter. Add the salt once the water is boiling.
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Drain.
Colander
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Transfer immediately to a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking, and drain again.
ColanderBowl
To assemble
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Heat the olive oil in a wok over high heat and sauté the garlic and ginger in it 30 seconds.
⚙ Pan-fryingStoveWok
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Add the carrot and pepper and fry 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove
💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
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Add the drained noodles and the soy sauce, chili sauce and sesame oil and stir-fry everything together 1–2 minutes over high heat.
Stove
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Add the lemon juice and toss.
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Serve topped with the peanuts, cilantro and green onion.
590calories
16 gprotein
67 gcarbs
29 gfat
● protein 11%● carbs 45%● fat 44%
Per serving (255 g), of 4 servings
For the Cooked pasta · To assemble ·
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Onion: measured in pieces: one ≈ 117 g · 40 kcal per 100 g · More about Onion →
🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Pot· Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
Wok· Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (Less heat on the sides; stir-fry in small batches)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
Colander· Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)
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