Ah, Sunday, lazy Sunday... Cold outside, big fireplace inside, a new pyjamas...
We wanted to go out for Chinese tonight, but we surrendered to the powers of our fireplace. What a great excuse to make a version of the comforting Chinese dish Chow Mein while you hear that beautiful crackling sound coming from the fire.
And this is how I did it:
I cooked the aletria (vermicelli) pasta first. Note: I'm not really a noodles fan.
I heated 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a wok and added the pork, cut into stripes. I stir fried it for about 3 minutes and added sliced vegetables: mushrooms, 1 carrot, 1 small onion, and added some Portuguese flavour with 1/2 a leek and 1/2 a red bell pepper. Then I let it cook for another minute.
Then I added a sachet of Blue Dragon's Chow Mein stir fry sauce (a mix of soy sauce with onion and spices) to the wok along with the drained pasta and stir fried everything for 1 minute.
I served it immediately, with a hibiscus flower confit.
If it looks better, feel free to invite me over.
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Ah, Domingo, preguiçoso domingo... Frio lá fora, grande lareira cá dentro, pijama novo...
Queríamos ir jantar ao Chinês, mas rendemo-nos aos poderes da nossa lareira. Que grande desculpa para fazer uma versão do reconfortante prato chinês Chow Mein enquanto ouves aquele barulhinho da lenha a estalar.
Cozinhei a aletria primeiro. Nota: não sou grande fã de noodles.
Aqueci uma colher de sopa de óleo num wok e adicionei o porco cortado em tiras. Fritei durante 3 minutos e juntei vegetais às tiras: cogumelos, 1 cenoura, 1 cebola pequena, e adicionei algum sabor português com 1/2 alho francês e 1/2 pimento vermelho. Depois deixei cozinhar por outro minuto.
Depois adicionei uma saqueta de Chow Mein stir fry sauce da Blue Dragon (uma mistura de molho de soja com cebola e especiarias) ao wok juntamente com a massa escorrida e fritei rapidamente durante 1 minuto.
Servi imediatamente, com confit de flor de hibisco.
Idealmente, quando o fizeres, irá ficar algo semelhante a isto: [ver foto acima].
Se parecer melhor, estás à vontade para me convidar a ir comer aí a casa.
Obrigada. Só fiquei com pena de se ter acabado a mistura da Blue Dragon. Para a próxima preguicite não é desculpa e invento uma mistura caseira. :) Bom fim de semana!
ReplyDeleteI love cooking during wintery weather... The heat warms up the house and the delicious food warms up our tummies too.
ReplyDeleteYour fusion style of chow mein looks wonderful.
You're right. Comforting food is so addictive - but it's quite understandable. :P
DeleteThank you for your words, Zoe. Have a great week.
That looks so comfortingly good! I must admit that I love noodles-my favourite pasta is spaghetti too! :P
ReplyDeleteOr maybe I just haven't had/made a good noodles dish yet. ;) Aletria may sound like an odd combination, at least for us Portuguese (we use it 99% of the time in a sweet dessert), but there's something about this combination that tempts me.
DeleteThis looks delicious... I love noodles...
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mich. I really have to try more noodles. Maybe I haven't had/made a good dish yet. ;)
DeleteThis looks great! I love cooking Chinese. Assembling all the ingredients is the hard part, but once you have everything you need, most dishes come together pretty quickly. This is perfect to enjoy in front of the fireplace!
ReplyDeleteThat was exactly what I wanted: something warm to have by the fireplace! :))
DeleteI love chow mein. This dish looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteI know I should be repeting to myself "I have to create my own sauce, I have to create my own sauce", but the truth is: wow; what a pity I can't find this Blue Dragon sauce here.
DeleteYour chowmein looks fantastic my friend :D
ReplyDeleteCheers
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Thank you :) This was such a nice meal. I should do it more often. And Friday is almost here! :)
DeleteMas que aspecto delicioso!!! Adoro estes pratinhos :)
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