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Spicy Singapore Noodles

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These Spicy Singapore Noodles are made with rice noodles. And is a super simple and inexpensive recipe that can be ready in less than 15 minutes! 

My Black Pepper Shrimp recipe works well alongside this dish also.

With each bowl costs less than $2 dollars, you can defiantly indulged. 

What makes these noodles spicy is the addition of some red chili paste

SINGAPORE NOODLES 

  • Singapore noodles are a very popular street food in some parts of Asia. 
  • And are not made with flour like your typical noodles, rather they are made with rice. 

Plus, making them at home is nice because they can be ready in under 15 minutes!

So forget the takeout tonight and make this delicious dish  instead.

I used to order this often from my local Chinese restaurant, now I make it at home every time myself. 

WHAT GOES WELL IN SINGAPORE NOODLES

  • Shredded Chicken
  • Shrimp
  • Scallops
  • Tender pork, beef or lamb
  • Green Onions
  • Bamboo shoots

WHERE ARE SINGAPORE NOODLES FROM

As the name say’s it, they are said to have originated in Singapore, Hong Kong.

However today, despite its name. Some would argue that Singapore noodles are not solely from Singapore! Confusing eh?

Well not really, since Singapore is known to be the hub of many cultures.

Many of their dishes today have been influenced by many different types of foreigners over the centuries.

And so today you can find many different types of dishes eaten in Singapore.

These noodles are now well known worldwide, and are eaten by all types of people. 

WHAT’S SINGAPORE NOODLES

Singapore noodles are made with vermicelli rice noodles and bunch of seasonings. It is known for it’s sweet & savory curry flavor that has hints of  garlic, ginger and onions.

Which are all simmered in a chicken broth stock along with soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, sesame oil.

I tried Singapore noodles for the first time a few years back and have been addicted ever since. 

Some are made with shrimp, chicken or chinese style pork, while others are vegetarian.

I made mine with eggs today which work fantastic too.

HOW ARE SINGAPORE NOODLES MADE

Singapore noodles are always made with rice vermicelli noodles, that are tossed in a delicious sauce typically in a hot wok. Along with vegetables, scrambled eggs and a meat of your choosing. 

Such as shrimp, chicken, pork or beef.

CAN YOU REHEAT SINGAPORE NOODLES

Yes, just make sure that you are cooking the eggs fresh again or whatever meat you choose to add.

CAN SINGAPORE NOODLES BE FROZEN

No, you do not want to freeze them because rice noodles do not freeze well.

SINGAPORE NOODLE SAUCE

  • Curry powder
  • Sweet Garlic Chili sauce or Red Pepper flakes
  • Soya Sauce
  • Sesame Oil
  • Chinese cooking wine 
  • White sugar

SPICY SINGAPORE NOODLES

I like to spice this dish up by adding in 1 tbsp of red chili paste, however you can omit that if you prefer a less spicer dish. 

HOW TO MAKE SINGAPORE NOODLES

Place the vermicelli rice noodles in a large pot and cover with chicken stock and bring to a boil, turn down the heat and let the noodles soak till soft.

Remove the cooked vermicelli noodles and set aside.

Wash your carrots and green onions and then julienne the carrots carefully with a knife and chop the onions then set those aside.

Meanwhile whisk together in a small bowl 2 tbsp of curry powder, sesame oil, minced garlic and ginger, soya sauce and red chili sauce.

Then add 1 tbsp of cooking oil to your wok along with the sliced onion and saute for one mixture then remove.

In the same wok ad 1 tbsp of oil again and scramble the eggs then set aside.

Add the julienned carrots into the pan/wok and all the other ingredients along with the “liquid sauce” mixture.

Stir fry till all the vegetables are soft yet crispy.

Toss back in the strained vermicelli noodles,

Sautéing till hot.

Top with fresh cilantro or green onions. Enjoy!

MORE TIPS:

  • You will want to start by scrambling the eggs first and then soaking the vermicelli noodles after in hot water.
  • Preparing the vegetables ahead of time is a good idea too, I used carrots so I just julienne them.
  • Feel like adding chicken, pork or shrimp, go ahead it’s amazing too! Just make sure you are cooking that separately, then adding it to the cooked vermicelli noodles. 
  • The varieties of vermicelli rice noodles are endless, so choose your favorite brand and let’s get to cooking this delicious recipe!
  • You may want to add more soya sauce near the end, stir everything together well and taste before adjusting the flavor.

If you liked this recipe? Then you will want to try my other ASIAN inspired recipes below!

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OR CHINESE FRIED MUSHROOM RICE

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Chinese Beef Pepper Steak

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Skip the takeout tonight and try this “Chinese Beef Pepper Steak” instead. 

It is absolutely delicious and so healthy for you. So feel free to indulge and sharing is not mandatory! 

I like good quality chinese food and will seek it out when the craving hits. 

I lean more towards those authentic type dishes than those americanized sweet ones.

This dish definitely delivers on those authentic flavors. 

So if your like me and prefer a more authentic stir fry too then you’re definitely going to want to add this recipe collection!

Sauteed in the most delicious sauce your family won’t believe this didn’t come from delivery.

So what is in that secret sauce anyway? Well it’s a simple combination of  oyster sauce, soya sauce, cornstarch, sugar, rice vinegar and some great spices.

You are sure to be reminded of your best dining experience at your favorite asian restaurant with this one.

Your wanting to use a fast fry steak here and simple marinade it for 15 minutes prior to ensure it is as tender as possible.

To do that slice the steak against the grain and marinade it in a bit of baking soda then after the 15 minutes is up your going to run that clean under cold water.

Then add all the “sauce” ingredients back into a bowl with the cleaned steak and now your ready to pull it all together in the wok!

Meanwhile, while the steak is marinating in the sauce you can get your rice going either on the stove or in your rice cooker and also chop up all the vegetables = Red and Green peppers, onions, garlic and ginger.

Then the rest of the dish takes less than 15 minutes to pull together, talk about easy enough eh? 

For this recipe you can throw in practically any type of vegetable in, sometimes will throw broccoli and snap peas for another version.

However this version is definitely my all time favorite, I could eat this once per week or more and sometimes i do 🙂

I like to serve this with some cooked jasmine rice on the side, I hope you give it I would love to know what you think?

If you liked this recipe? Then you will want to try my other ASIAN inspired recipes below!

Looking for more Chinese style recipes? search the blog’s “Skip The Takeout” section for some more inspiration. 

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Quick Ginger Beef

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Who knew cooking chinese food at home would be this easy, I can make this Ginger Beef dish in under 15 minutes no problem as long as I prep a little prior. 

Preparing in advance takes no time at all, just tenderize the beef in some cornstarch and water and pre cook the rice.

To tenderize the beef, simply slice the flank steak across the grain and marinated it in a cornstarch water mixture prior. 

And then cook the rice in a rice cooker, once those step are done the rest of the dish takes literally less 15 minutes to pull together.

Ginger beef or Ginger chicken are popular dishes in many asian restaurants.

And is actually Jason’s favorite stir fry, so whenever I say I’m making it tonight! He gets excited and actually does all the dishes afterwards.

I read over a few dozen recipes and tested a few then came up with this method to cooking it to our liking.

This recipe is not only super delicious, it’s also quick and healthy for you, I hope you give it a try!

Also this dish can be made for a fraction of the cost of what you would pay for takeout.

So if your trying to get your family to eat healthier, try this recipe tonight.

Sauteed in the most delicious sauce your family won’t believe this didn’t come from delivery. 

If you like this dish be sure to check out this website for more of my favorite asian dishes.

You can throw in practically any type of pepper in here green, orange, yellow.

Also some people like to add julienned carrots so do whatever works for you.

If you end up trying this I would love to know what you think, just let me know in the comments below.

Stay tuned to this blog for more Healthy Chinese Recipes to come in the following months 🙂


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Black Pepper Beef Broccoli Stir Fry

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Does your family like authentic chinese food as much we do? Well then you’re definitely going to want to add this Black Pepper Beef Broccoli Stir Fry to your recipe collection!

I’m now happy to share with you my family’s favorite way to make black pepper beef stir fry. 

This recipe is not only super delicious, it’s also quick and healthy for you, win win!

Also this dish can be made for a fraction of the cost of what you would pay for takeout.

So if your trying to get your family to eat healthier, try this recipe tonight.  

Sauteed in the most delicious sauce your family won’t believe this didn’t come from delivery.

If you tried my Black Pepper Chicken stir fry and liked it then your sure to like this one too.

There are a few different techniques to making it with beef, which I will teach you below.

First off the beef needs to be first tenderized first and foremost. 

I learned to do this recipe through much trial and error and found the type of beef that works best is “flank steak” however you could use tenderloin or new york strip as well.

Then you will want to thinly slice the beef against the grain and allow it to marinade in baking soda for a minimum of 20 minutes to tenderizes it.

You can throw in practically any type of vegetable, I sometimes will use just peppers, other times I will use snow peas.

I hope you give it a try and if you do I would love to know what you think, just let me know in the comments below.  

I like to serve this Black Pepper Beef with some cooked jasmine rice on the side, and will use a mini rice cooker to cook the rice.

Just set it and it will be ready when the dish is completed. I hope you give it a try there really isn’t much too it!

Meal Prep Idea: Make enough to create a few meal prep bowls for the week ahead, this recipe will feed two for dinner and create two meal preps.

 

If you liked this recipe? Then you will want to try my other ASIAN inspired recipes below!

Notes:  You may use any other vegetables you have on hand such as snow peas, green peppers etc.  Also feel free to use anywhere from 1 tsp to 3 tsp of black pepper depending on your households preference. 

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Skip the takeout

Chinese Black Bean Stir fry

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This Chinese Black Bean Stir fry is made with chicken breasts, green peppers, broccoli and onions. 

Looking for another Chinese side dish to go with this one? Try my Mushroom Fried Rice

So skip the takeout tonight and make this popular dish in the comfort of your own home. Full of fresh vegetables and flavorful you are sure to want to make this again and again.

I have found that most restaurants that serve similar dishes will just serve a black bean dish with just green peppers and onions. However I really like to add crispy broccoli as well to this dish. It all goes so well together with the black bean sauce.

This recipe has similarities to my other black bean recipes on this site. So if your looking for something with beef or shrimp, be sure to do a search in the bar above.

This delicious and authentic stir fry takes less than 30 minutes to make too! So let’s get started. 

I don’t know about you but this vegetable mixture is perfect, however you can add mushrooms, broccoli or snow peas if you like as well.

If you end up giving this recipe a try, do let me know in the comments below. I would love to hear how you liked it 🙂

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Black Pepper Chicken

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This Black Pepper Chicken stir fry is just like the kind of recipe you would order from in your favorite restaurant.

Love this recipe? Then you may want to try my Black Pepper Shrimp Recipe too!

With just two chicken breasts you can feed a family of four easily.

So what are you waiting for?

By the time you dial up your local restaurant, you can have this delicious and authentic stir fry on the table.

This Black Pepper Chicken recipe is 100% keto and is something the whole family can enjoy!

This whole dish sauteed in a simple delicious sauce that is sure to curb your take-out craving for tonight!

Leaving everyone in your household asking for seconds or maybe even thirds. 

WHAT IS IN BLACK PEPPER CHICKEN

  • Oyster sauce
  • Soya sauce
  • Ginger
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Ginger
  • Cornstarch

What makes this stir fry one of my favorites is that it is packed with plenty of fibrous vegetables.

Such as broccoli, peppers, onions and celery.

WHAT ELSE CAN GO INTO BLACK PEPPER CHICKEN STIR FRY

Protein; Chicken, Beef, Pork, Shrimp, Calamari

Vegetables; snap peas, snow peas, bok choy, eggplant, cauliflower you name it.

Me and my partner used to go out every week for Chinese food, we enjoy it that much.

However now a days, I like to make these type of dishes at home.

It not only saves us a ton of money it is also much healthier. Since you can add more vegetables and different kinds to suit your individual taste.

This combination is my favorite, however I do sometimes like to add bok choy and snap peas too. 

HOW TO MAKE BLACK PEPPER CHICKEN

  • You will want to start by making the rice “I like to use my rice cooker”
  • Then make the sauce, then set aside
  • Then you will want to chop all your vegetables then set aside
  • Same with the chicken
  • In a frying pan/work add 1 cup of water then all the vegetables, broccoli first and stir fry over medium heat for roughly 3 minutes till the vegetables are tender yet crisp. Remove the veggies strain and set aside!
  • Then in the same frying pan/work add 1 tbsp of sesame oil and cook the diced chicken over medium heat till no longer pink. Then add in the sliced onion and saute one more minute before adding in the sauce. 
  • Mix everything together then add in the steamed veggies, 1/4 cup of water and season with salt and pepper to taste.  
  • Serve alongside rice if desired, enjoy!  

Chinese food is typically healthier for you than most foods and this dish definitely is one of those healthy dishes.

So do not be ashamed if you eat the whole plate yourself. 

I mean it is really packed full of lean protein = chicken breasts.

And lots and lots of vegetables!

IS BLACK PEPPER CHICKEN HEALTHY

Yes, it sure is however does have a fair amount of sodium.

So if your on a sodium diet, please use just the Oyster sauce and omit the soya. 

This stir fry is so darn delicious that i’m confident it will be one of those recipes that you will want to keep in your recipe book.

And truthfully this is the best homemade Black Pepper Chicken Stir Fry that we have tried ever!

How can I make claims like that?

Well first off this is one of my favorite Asian dishes and so I have tried many different recipes throughout the years.

Not to mention I have ordered this dish at many of the Asian restaurants over the years and this one is defiantly up there in taste. 

The only difference between my dish and those in the restaurants, is that they tend to bring it on sizzling hot plate.

And well, I have yet to do that myself. 

That is not to say you can’t, for the wow factor. 

I like to serve this with jasmine rice on the side, and will use a mini rice cooker to cook the rice. Just set it and it will be ready when the dish is completed. 

This recipe does have a bit of a sauce, so serving this dish alongside some Jasmine rice is always good.

However if you are wanting to serve this as is feel free to add 1 tbsp of cornstarch to the sauce vs 1 tsp.

This will help to thicken it up even more leaving very little sauce.

Looking for more Chinese style recipes? See the video below for some ideas and or search the blog’s “Skip The Takeout” section for some more inspiration. 

Meal Prep Idea: Make enough to create a few meal prep bowls for the week ahead

Notes: Make it with shrimp, beef or tofu too. You may use any other vegetables you have on hand such as snow peas, red onions etc will work well too.

Also you can replace the black pepper with white pepper if desired. And add more water to create more of a sauce if putting this over rice. 

Liked this recipe then you will want to try my Black Pepper Shrimp recipes as well. 

If you liked this recipe? Then you will want to try my other ASIAN inspired recipes below!

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Recipe: April 16, 2018

Recipe updated: January  8, 2019

 

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Kung Pao Chicken with Brussel Sprouts

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This is my take on Kung Pao Chicken, traditionally peanuts are used in this dish and most definitely you can use those instead of the cashews.

Personally I much prefer cashews so that is why I have used them here. Kung Pao Chicken with Brussel Sprouts work so well together, and it’s a nice way to get in some extra fiber.

For this recipe today, I am using a skinless chicken breasts along with brussel sprouts, green onions and cashews.

You can use whatever vegetables you have on hand, such as red or green peppers, snow peas, broccoli etc.

If your wanting to serve more than 4 people, simply adjust the recipe with our easy to use serving adjuster.

An easy and healthy stir fry that anyone can make in under 30 minutes, the hardest part is washing and chopping the ingredients.

Serve over a bed of jasmine rice if desired I hope you enjoy this healthier version of Kung Pao.

MEAL PREP IDEA: Make enough to create a few meal preps bowls for the week ahead. Or have dinner for two with this recipe, and then create two meal prep bowls for the week ahead.

To make the bowls, simply place jasmine rice on the bottom and top with the Kung Pao Chicken with Brussel Sprouts. Want more preps? Simply double up the recipe with my easy to use recipe adjuster above.


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Chinese Chicken Broccoli Stir fry

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This Chinese Chicken Broccoli Stir fry takes less than 30 minutes to make too, I know you will LOVE it! 

IS CHINESE CHICKEN BROCCOLI HEALTHY

Heck yes, this recipe is packed full of lean protein and low calorie leafy green vegetables!

This dish is simmered in an authentic chinese sauce and is sure to remind you of being at your favorite chinese restaurant. 

The first time I tried Chinese Broccoli, was a few years back. I saw it ordered by a couple at the table next to me.

I then asked our server, what was that?

The waitress said “Gai lan” with a strong accent, I said Gay lan?

She said YES “Gai Lan” it’s Chinese Broccoli, do you want? 

YES please!!

Then it came to 0ur table in a creamy hot chinese sauce and I was hooked.

I have always liked Broccoli but this stuff was even better! 

This dish can be made with beef too which is also amazing. 

Plus, I was pleasantly surprised to find out it carries all the same health benefits as the common broccoli that most of us are more accustomed to.

Over the years, I have experimented with cooking Gai Lan.

Though it is excellent served on it’s own, this has to be one of my most favorite ways to serve it.

I don’t know why I used to be intimidated by chinese cooking, I guess it was because it was not something I was ever accustomed to making.

However I’ve now learned that true chinese cooking is pretty simple, you just want to make sure your using the right sauces and techniques to produce an authentic dish.

HOW TO MAKE CHINESE CHICKEN BROCCOLI

  • The trick when cooking this dish is to not overcook the broccoli, because you want it tender yet crisp.
  • And to do that, bring a pot of water a medium boil and then simply place the washed chinese broccoli it in to boil for no more than 2 minutes.
  • Remove it immediately and place it directly in a pot of cold water to cool down. Simple enough eh?
  • The last time the broccoli will see direct heat, is at the end of preparing this dish. Where you will mix it together with the chicken and sauce allowing it to simmer before serving.
  • For the cabbage you want to place it in the boiling water, 2 minutes before the Chinese Broccoli this gives it the perfect time to tenderize while not overcooking the broccoli. 

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