Vegetarian Hoisin Lo Mein Noodles
OMGawd! Seriously, people! Get on the train of making your own fake-out take-out at home.
BUT only, if the recipe is simple and doesn’t take forever or have a million ingredients.
This homemade hoisin sauce is delicious – no added sugar but you don’t need it. The molasses, sunflower seed butter and coconut aminos are such a great salty and rich combination.
I love Lo Mein noodles – full of egg, texture and bite. Plus they absorb a sauce like it’s a sponge, giving it tons of flavor. I add tons of fresh basil, scallions and peanuts – because you should always have a pretty garnish that tastes good too!
I made this vegetarian BUT you can add cooked chicken, beef or pork….and lots more vegetables.
Make it tonight!
Add in some protein to make it your own.
Ground beef and pork would be great in this noodle dish – add in more hoisin sauce to coat everything.
Rotisserie chicken or shredded chicken breasts soak up the sauce and pair well with the noodles.
Here are other recipes that use Hoisin Sauce.
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Vegetarian Hoisin & Basil Lo Mein Noodles
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup homemade hoisin sauce (recipe below)
- Fresh or Frozen Lo Mein Noodles
- 2 carrots, fully peeled
- 2 scallions, sliced
- 1 large bunch fresh basil
- optional: peanuts
Hoisin Sauce
- 1/2 cup coconut aminos
- 1/4 cup sunflower seed butter
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 1 tablespoon coconut vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon chili sauce (your favorite hot sauce, works great)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 pinch of ground black pepper
Instructions
- Cook the noodles according to the package instructions. When the noodles are almost finishing cooking add the peelings of the carrots to the boil noodles.
- When the noodles are finished cooking, using tongs remove them from the boiling water into the hoisin sauce saucepan. Toss with the tongs, until all the noodles are coated with the sauce.
- Top with the scallions, basil and peanuts (optional). Add more hoisin sauce if desired or use as a dip for another meal.
For the hoisin sauce
- In a medium size saucepan, combine all ingredients and bring to a simmer on low heat. Stir with a rubber spatula. Simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit.
- Remove about 1/2 cup or so of the sauce – store it in a small bowl. Add this portion to the noodles for more sauce or use as a dipping sauce for something else.
- Store in an air tight container for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 10
- Method: stove-top
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