I love giving gifts. I love putting thought into what someone will {hopefully} appreciate and watching them open a fun surprise.
But I’m not going to lie. I also love receiving gifts. I get giddy with excitement to receive something I wouldn’t buy for myself.
Food magazines are high on that list. With great cookbooks already at home and an endless supply of recipe ideas online, I can never justify buying myself a magazine subscription. But I can’t explain how much I look forward to flipping through pages filled with tempting photos and unique ingredients. Every month, I am inspired to try completely new recipes that I would never search for online.
For the last several years, I have been so grateful to receive a variety of magazine subscriptions from my family. I’ve enjoyed Real Simple, Food Network, Rachel Ray and more. And this year, I was absolutely thrilled to open a Christmas gift and find a subscription to Food & Wine
I received my first magazine just a couple weeks ago and it did not disappoint. As soon as I saw this easy Lo Mein recipe, I knew I’d be trying it.
This was my first time gaining enough courage to finally try cooking with oyster sauce. And guess what? It wasn’t that scary! And was incredibly easy! And it added great flavor!
The original recipe uses linguine or spaghetti noodles, which definitely makes this much more approachable, but we had half a box of leftover soba noodles that worked perfectly and was just as easy.
Easy Lo Mein with Broccoli, Mushrooms and Snow Peas
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Keywords: stir-fry entree vegetarian broccoli mushrooms Chinese
Ingredients (2 servings)
- 3 tbs. low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbs. oyster sauce
- 2 tbs. sesame oil, divided
- 2 tsp. chili-garlic sauce
- Pinch red pepper flakes
- 8 oz. soba noodles
- 4 oz. button mushrooms
- 1 head of broccoli florets
- Ginger, to taste
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 6 oz. snow peas, trimmed
Instructions
1. In a small boil, combine soy sauce, oyster sauce, 1 tbs. sesame oil, chile sauce and red pepper flakes. Set aside.
2. In large skillet, heat remaining tbs. sesame oil. Add mushrooms and broccoli cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add ginger, garlic and snow peas and cook about 2 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, bring pot of water to a boil. Cook noodles according to package directions and drain.
4. Add noodles to vegetable mixture and stir in sauce. Allow entire mixture to warm evenly. Serve and enjoy.
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