Chinese Vegetables Recipes - Pumpkin with Rice Noodles Recipe

Ingredients

• 350 g/12 oz rice noodles

• 15 ml/1 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 2 spring onions (scallions), sliced

• 225 g/8 oz pumpkin, cubed

• 250 ml/1 cup chicken stock

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp sugar

• salt and freshly ground pepper

• 100 g/4 oz peeled prawns

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Method:

1. Blanch the noodles in boiling water for 2 minutes then drain.

2. Heat the oil and stir-fry the spring onions for 30 seconds. Add the pumpkin and stir-fry for 1 minute.

3. Add the stock and noodles, bring to the boil and simmer, uncovered, for about 5 minutes until the pumpkin is almost cooked. Add the sugar and season with salt and pepper.

4. Simmer for about 10 minutes until the noodles are just tender and the liquid has reduced slightly. Add the prawns and heat through before serving.