Stir-fried Noodles Recipe with Tofu and Black Pepper Sauce

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Stir-fried Noodles Recipe with Tofu and Black Pepper Sauce

Stir-Fried Noodles is a quick and easy-to-make spicy vegetarian recipe with tofu and black pepper sauce. You can prepare this in less than 30 minutes for lunch or dinner.

Prep Time10

Cook Time12

Course: Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: Chinese, Indo-Chinese

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings:

Calories: 362kcal

Author: Kushi

Equipment

Ingredients

8 oz Noodles Yakisoba or Udon, check tips
8 oz Extra firm Tofu / Paneer cut into cubes
5 Mushrooms chopped
½ Onion chopped
3 Garlic cloves chopped
1 Ginger chopped
Peanuts chopped or sesame seeds for garnish
Spring onions chopped for garnish
2 tablespoon Vegetable oil or sesame oil divided
Salt to taste

For the sauce

½ tablespoon Black Peppercorns
3 tablespoon Soy Sauce
2 to 3 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon Chilli sauce optional
1 tablespoon Apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoon Sugar
1 tablespoon Cornstarch or All purpose flour
½ cup Water

Instructions

How to cook the noodles?

If you are using pre-cooked udon or yakisoba noodles, skip this step.
8 oz Noodles, Salt
Bring water to boil in the large pot with salt. Add the noodles and cook for not more than 2 minutes. Do not cook all the way. It will make your noodles mushy.
Drain and rinse in cold water. This stops any further cooking and will be easy to stir later. Set this aside.

Prepare the stir fry noodles sauce

Using a mortar and pestle, crush the black peppercorns to smooth powder.
½ tbsp Black Peppercorns
Add soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, chile sauce, vinegar, sugar, cornstarch, and water and whisk along with the pepper powder.
3 tbsp Soy Sauce, 2 to 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp Chilli sauce, 1 tbsp Apple cider vinegar, 2 tsp Sugar, 1 tbsp Cornstarch or All purpose flour, ½ cup Water
Taste check and adjust the seasoning to taste.

Saute the tofu

Heat tablespoon oil in a pan or skillet. Add tofu and stir-fry gently for 5 minutes till it develops some color on all sides.
8 oz Extra firm Tofu / Paneer cut into cubes
Drizzle some pepper sauce prepared above and toss so they are coated. Transfer this to a plate.

Making of the stir-fried noodles

Add another tablespoon of oil, onion, garlic, and ginger to the same pan and saute until translucent.
½ Onion, 3 Garlic cloves, 1 Ginger, 2 tbsp Vegetable oil or sesame oil
Add the chopped mushrooms and saute until it is cooked.
5 Mushrooms
Add the cooked noodles, black pepper sauce, and sauteed tofu and stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until the noodles are completely cooked, covered with the sauce, and heated.
Garnish it with spring onions and chopped peanuts.
Spring onions, Peanuts
Serve and enjoy.

Notes

I have also tried this recipe with two pre-cooked 7 oz packets of udon and yakisoba noodles.
Rice noodles and spaghetti will also work for this recipe.
Adjust black pepper, seasoning, and chili sauce as desired.
You can substitute tofu with shrimp, baby, or even your favorite meat.
Use any vegetables of your choice.
If the sauce becomes too thick, thin it down with a splash of water before tossing it with noodles.
Love hot and spicy noodles? Chop and add 2 green chilies.

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