Today, Tastetutorial.com will guide you to make 2 stir-fried dishes that are super delicious and easy to prepare with very simple steps for those busy breakfasts. Let’s get cooking and make these 2 stir-fried noodle dishes right away!
1. Stir-fried noodles with tomatoes
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Stir-fried noodles with tomatoes Serves 3
Fresh noodles 500 gr Water celery 300 gr Tomatoes 2 fruits Green onions 2 branches Oyster sauce 1/3 teaspoon Fish sauce 1/2 tablespoon Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Seasoning/ salt A little
How to choose fresh and delicious tomatoes
- You should choose tomatoes that have a bright red outer skin, uniform color, with intact skin, and no scratches.
- Natural ripe tomatoes usually have a mild fragrance, with the stem firmly attached to the fruit, and not wilted.
- Do not choose tomatoes without stems, with a shiny outer skin but feel light and soft when held. These are Chinese tomatoes that will not taste as good and sweet as our tomatoes.
How to prepare Stir-fried Noodles with Celery and Tomatoes
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Prepare the ingredients
After buying water celery, cut off the roots, remove the leaves, and cut it into pieces about 1 finger length. Soak in diluted salt water for about 15 minutes, then rinse several times with water and drain.
Wash the tomatoes and cut them into small pieces shaped like wedges. Chop the green onions finely. Cut the green onion leaves into sections.
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Stir-fry the celery and tomatoes
Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and chopped green onions into a pan, sauté until the onions are golden, then add the tomatoes and stir evenly over medium heat for about 3 minutes until the tomatoes are about 80% cooked.
Next, add the water celery along with 1/3 teaspoon of oyster sauce, 1/3 teaspoon of seasoning, and 1/3 teaspoon of salt. Stir-fry over high heat for about 4 minutes until the water celery is slightly wilted.
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Add the noodles
After stir-frying until the water celery is wilted and cooked about 90%, add the fresh noodles and stir well for another 2 minutes to mix the ingredients together.
Reduce the heat and add the chopped green onions, and 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce. Stir well, season again to taste, and then turn off the heat.
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Final product
The stir-fried noodles with water celery will have an attractive color when completed. When eaten, one can feel the light sourness of the tomatoes combined with the crisp and moderately soft texture of the water celery. The noodles are soft, evenly absorbed with seasoning, not dry, and easy to eat. This is a simple and appealing breakfast dish to cook for the whole family!
2. Stir-fried noodles with beef and water celery
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Stir-fried Noodles with Beef Serves 3
Fresh noodles 600 gr Water celery 400 gr Beef 200 gr Shallots 1 bulb Chili 1/2 piece Satay 1.5 tablespoons Oyster sauce 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common seasoning a little (salt/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh beef
- Fresh and good quality beef will have a bright red color interspersed with white veins and the fat will be a bright yellow. When touched, it should feel firm and have good elasticity, not sticky and should not have an unpleasant smell.
- In addition, you should choose pieces of meat that have fine, small fibers, when touched, they should not feel mushy or slimy.
- Avoid buying pieces of beef that are pale green or dark red, with dark yellow fat, and have white spots on the meat fibers.
How to choose and where to buy satay
- You can find satay at grocery stores, supermarkets, or order from reputable e-commerce sites.
- When purchasing, you should pay attention to information about ingredients, production date, expiration date, and product origin.
- Alternatively, you can make satay at home with the super detailed and convenient recipe suggested by Tastetutorial.com right below.
How to prepare Fried noodles with beef and celery
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Prepare the beef
To remove the unpleasant smell from the beef, soak the meat in diluted salt water for about 5 minutes, rinse with clean water, then pat dry and cut into small bite-sized pieces.
How to remove the unpleasant smell from beef
- Step 1: Use a clean damp cloth to wipe the beef piece.
- Step 2: Put the beef piece in a zip bag, place it in the freezer of the refrigerator for about 6 minutes until the surface of the meat is slightly frozen, then take it out.
- Step 3: Use a knife to cut it into small bite-sized pieces.
See details: How to remove the unpleasant smell from beef
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Prepare other ingredients
Cut off the roots of the water celery, remove the leaves, cut into pieces about 1 finger length and soak in diluted salt water for about 15 minutes, then rinse well with water several times, and drain.
Peel and slice the purple onion thinly. Remove the seeds from the chili and cut it into strips.
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Stir-fry noodles
Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and sliced purple onion into the pan, sauté until fragrant, then add the beef.
Stir-fry over medium heat for about 2 minutes until the meat is firm, then add the water celery, stir well, and gradually add 1/4 tablespoon of seasoning, 1/4 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1.5 tablespoons of chili sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, and the chili.
Stir for another 8 minutes until the beef and water celery are about 80% cooked, then add the fresh noodles, stir for another 2 minutes for the noodles to absorb the seasoning, then turn off the heat.
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Final Product
The stir-fried noodles with beef and celery will have an enticing aroma once completed.
When eating, you can feel the characteristic sweetness of the beef combined with the moderately soft and crunchy texture of the celery, and the slight spiciness of the satay, while the noodles are just right, not too dry.
This is a nutritious and quick dish to prepare for the whole family to enjoy!
How to choose fresh and delicious water celery
- You should choose celery with bright green leaves, tender white stalks, thick stems and leaves, round and uniform stalks, and the bundle should have few roots.
- Do not buy water celery with white, plump stems that are abnormally swollen and have white shoots, as this indicates that the vegetable has been over-fertilized.
- Additionally, you should avoid choosing celery that has darkened in color, uneven stalks, and those with many roots.
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Finally, we have completed 2 super delicious stir-fried noodles with celery dishes for the whole family. Tastetutorial.com wishes you success with these 2 recipes!
*Refer to images and recipes from 2 YouTube channels Vietnamese Cuisine and Feedy VN
