Schezwan Hakka Noodles with Veggies | Szechuan Noodles Recipe
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If you need a break from your daily meals, this Schezwan Hakka Noodles with Veggies will brighten your day. In this recipe, the noodles are tossed with sautéed vegetables and homemade schezwan sauce made with dried chilies. Alternatively, you could use hot chili garlic sauce made with fresh red chilies for this dish.
What is Szechwan Hakka Noodles
Szechwan Hakka Noodles is a flavorful, spicy, fiery recipe from Schezwan style Chinese Cooking. Sichuan cuisine, also known as Szcehwan cuisine, is a Chinese style of cooking that originated in the Sichuan province of southwestern China.
With homemade Schezwan sauce, you can now make this lip-smacking, flavorful, delicious Schezwan noodles recipe with vegetables at home. Enjoy with Chinese Samosa
Ingredients for Schezwan Hakka Noodles Recipe:
- Hakka noodles or instant noodles
- Vegetables such as cabbage, bell peppers, spring onions, carrots, beans.
- Garlic ginger – chopped
- Schezwan sauce is the key ingredient
- Soy sauce is of Chinese origin made from fermented soya beans.
- Salt
- Vinegar imparts the slight tanginess
- Regular cooking oil or sesame oil
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How to make Schezwan noodles Recipe with Step by Step Pictures
For boiling noodles
- Cook noodles in hot water with 1 to 2 pinches of salt till al dente. Take care not to overcook.
- Drain the water.
- Add oil to the noodles and gently toss the noodles. This step prevents the noodles from sticking to each other.
For Stir frying Veggies
- Ideally for Chinese cooking, cut the vegetables finely into juliennes. Cut French beans diagonally.
- At first, heat oil in a pan or wok. Sauté chopped ginger and garlic until they change in colour.
- At this time, add the onions, cabbage, and French beans. Sauté on medium to high flame, stirring occasionally.
- Subsequently, add capsicum and carrot juliennes.
- Then add salt and continue to sauté on medium to high flame. Sauté for 2-3 minutes. Note that the sautéed vegetables should certainly retain their crunchiness.
Tossing Noodles with Sautéed Vegetables and Sauces
- Now add the noodles, vinegar, soy sauce, and schezwan sauce. Toss well.
- Adjust for taste, spiciness, and tanginess.
- Lastly, sprinkle some green parts of fresh onions.
- Serve hot and enjoy.
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Tips for Perfect Schezwan Noodles with Veggies
Undoubtedly the noodles must be cooked al dente
Sesame oil is highly recommended. However, you could also use a combination of sesame oil and regular cooking oil.
Vegetables such as cabbage, carrot, and bell papers have to be chopped into juliennes. Cut French beans diagonally.
In addition you could also use vegetables of your choice.
Indeed, sautéing has to be done on medium to high flame. The vegetables must retain their crunchiness. On the other hand, very soft soggy vegetables may jeopardize this Schezwan noodles recipe.
Above all, use salt sparingly as already there is salt in soy sauce, Schezwan sauce and the boiled noodles.
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Schezwan Hakka Noodles with Veggies | Szechuan Noodles Recipe
Ingredients
For boiling noodles
- 150 gm hakka noodles packet or instant noodles packet
- Water to cook the noodles
- Salt as required
- 1-2 tsp oil to coat the noodles
For Cooking Vegetables
- 2 cups finely chopped cabbage
- ½ cup capsicum juliennes
- ½ cup finely chopped beans
- ½ cup carrot juliennes
- 1 small sliced onion
- ¼ cup chopped spring onions
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp oil for sautéing vegetables
- 1-2 tbsp schezwan sauce
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp vinegar
Instructions
For Boiliing Noodles
- Cook noodles in hot water with 1 to 2 pinches of salt till al dente.
- Take care not to overcook. Drain the water.
- Add oil to the noodles and gently toss the noodles. This step prevents the noodles from stick to each other.
For Stir Frying Vegetables
- Ideally for Chinese cooking, cut the vegetables finely into juliennes. Cut French beans sinto diagonal pieces.
- Firstly heat oil in a pan or wok. Sauté chopped ginger and garlic until they change in color.
- At this time, add the onions, cabbage, and French beans. Sauté on medium to high flame stirring occasionally. Subsequently, add capsicum and carrot juliennes.
- Add salt and continue to sauté on medium to high flame. Sauté for 2-3 minutes.
- Note that the sautéed vegetables should certainly retain their crunchiness.
Tossing Noodles with Sauteed Vegetables and Sauces
- Now add the noodles, vinegar, soy sauce, and schezwan sauce. Toss well.
- Adjust for taste, spiciness, and tanginess.
- Lastly, sprinkle some green parts of fresh onions.
- Serve hot and enjoy.
Notes
- Undoubtedly the noodles must be cooked al dente.
- Sesame oil is highly recommended. However, you could also use a combination of sesame oil and regular cooking oil.
- Vegetables such as cabbage, carrot, and bell papers have to be chopped into juliennes. Cut French beans diagonally.
- In addition, you could also use vegetables of your choice.
- Indeed, sautéing has to be done on medium to high flame. The vegetables must retain their crunchiness. On the other hand, very soft soggy vegetables may jeopardize this schezwan noodles recipe.
- Above all, use salt sparingly as already there is salt in soy sauce, schezwan sauce, and the boiled noodles.
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Neha, love Schezwan Hakka Noodles, spicy and so tasty. Haven’t made them in a long time. Quite an easy meal to put together especially if we have a good Schezwan Sauce ready at home.
Exactly! You got the crux of the post. A good homemade Schezwan sauce and sparingly boiled noodles are most important of all.Thanks.
That is such a colorful and delicious hakka noodle recipe. My kids love Indo-Chinese food and this is just perfect. Thank you for sharing this amazing recipe.
Do make it for your kids. They would be thrilled🙂
Wow neha who would say no to such a tempting plate of schezwan noodles! Such a colorful and quick meal to put together! Its always a hit at home!
You are correct! Everyone seems fond of this.
We make these once-month schewan noodles, this will bring a smile to my kid’s face. Your recipe looks yummy! Homemade sauce sounds even better 🙂
Very similar to our family. Everyone in the family loves the crunchy veggies in the fiery noodles.
I love schezwan noodles and your photos are so tempting. This homemade one is so much better than the greasy ones we get in the restaurants. I will definitely try this recipe of yours.
Truly agree with you that homemade stuff is any day better. Do try it.
I am all set to devour these schezwan noodles! Packed with flavours and veggies, such an easy yet delicious recipe to serve any day. Beautiful post
Thanks. Yes indeed these noodles are packed with flavors and veggies.
Schezwan hakka noodles looks so inviting. We often order it in our Indo Chinese meal but now I can make it at home. Thank you for sharing
I am sure you will definitely like the homemade version since you can increase the veggies content of your choice. Glad you liked this post.
These look so yummy like the ones from the restaurant. Perfect colour and texture. One of our favourite. We often make them for lunch or dinner. It is a complete meal by itself.
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