Late-Night Veggie Yakisoba

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I made this dish last night because I didn't have dinner until quite late since I was busy working. I had some instant ramen noodles, but didn't want to just make a boring noodle soup. So what to do? Throw a bunch of veggies and eggs together and call it yakisoba.

Ingredients:

• Ramen noodles


• Eggs


• Carrots


• Onions


• Tree ear


• Scallions


• Garlic


• Vegetable oil


• Sesame oil


• Soy sauce


• Sugar


• Salt


• Black pepper

Directions:

1. If you have dried tree ears, soak them in warm water to reconstitute them.


2. Finely chop a quarter of an onion


3. Chop about half a carrot into think matchsticks


4. Finely chop a clove of garlic


5. Once the tree ears have reconstituted. Cut each one in half and remove the base. This is the tough knot that looks slightly lighter than the rest of the fungus.


6. Bring a pot of water to boil and partially cook the ramen. Cook a minute less than instructed on the package. In the end the block should have separated, but the noodles should still be firm.


7. Drain the noodles and rinse thoroughly in cold water.


8. Lightly beat two eggs, then stir in a bit of salt and black pepper


9. Add a spoonful of vegetable oil to a pan on medium heat.


10. Scramble the eggs until they solidify but are still soft. Don't break the egg up too much at this point, because you will stir it back in later.


11. Remove the eggs from the pan and set aside. Clean the pan thoroughly if reusing.


12. Add vegetable oil to the pan again and turn the heat to medium high.


13. Add the garlic and sautee until fragrant and a bit browned.


14. Add the onion and carrots. Sautee until the onions begin to brown a bit.


15. Turn the heat to medium, add a bit of sesame oil, and then toss in the tree ear.


16. Stir a bit more, then add a bit of water, soy sauce, and sugar.
    15.. Let the veggies simmer until mostly cooked.


17. Add in the noodles, eggs, and some chopped scallions.


18. Mix well and make sure the noodles evenly absorb the sauce. Once all the liquid has been absorbed or evaporated, turn off the heat and serve.

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