Shiritaki Vegetable Lo Mein

As a kid, Sunday night usually meant chinese food for dinner. We each had our favorite, whether steamed chicken with broccoli, beef and broccoli, and my personal favorite- vegetable lo mein. I liked these family traditions and they were always something to look forward to. Another family tradition was being picked on, which is a natural thing for being the youngest child. Many nicknames came about, and the running-joke of passing me my favorite thing to eat at Shabbat dinner- chicken skin. Right, I know it's gross, but as little afro and cheeky me, I wanted skin. The mere thought weirds me out now (along with my irrational fears of velvet and creamy items, such as sour cream). But my siblings still like to joke and pass me their chicken skins when we all gather for a family meal. Besides having piles of chicken skin on my plate, I then get the second let's-make-fun-of-Hannah-at-dinner run with the repeat of the story of how one time in the bathroom I yelled, "DADDY BUY ME DIAMONDS." With the thought of diamonds and chicken skin lingering in your mind, I hope you can fondly think of silly family memories that occurred around the dinner table, as I did and was then inspired to create this recipes. Happy eating.

Servings: 5-6

Ingredients:
4 packages of shiritaki noodles
1/2 cup of sliced red onion
1 cup of sliced mushrooms
1 green pepper
3 cups of sprouted mung beans
1 medium sized head of broccoli
1 cup of shredded carrots
1 cup of shredded red cabbage
4 tablespoons of hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon of soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions:

Cook the noodles according to packaging.

In a large frying pan or wok pan, heat oil or cooking spray. Add in the sliced onions and sautee them. Then add in the mushrooms and cook until they are tender. Once the mushrooms are cooked, add in the pepper and broccoli and wait until the broccoli becomes a light green.

Then add in the cabbage, carrots, and mung beans and allow them to slightly soften. Once the noodles are done, add them to the cooked vegetables. Then add in the hoisin and soy sauce. Add the garlic and ginger powder in.

Then toss all the ingredients together and enjoy!