Step 1

Collect together your equipment (see Recipe Notes below) and ingredients.

Step 2

Please note - stir fries come together very quickly, so make sure that you have everything ready, vegetables prepared etc, before you start cooking.

Step 3

First make the Chow Mein Sauce – simply measure everything into a jug or small bowl and mix thoroughly.

Step 4

Now make the stir fry – Prepare the vegetables and set aside:- peel and slice the onion,- peel the carrot and slice into thin batons,- remove the stem and seeds from the red pepper/capsicum and cut into thin slices,- trim the spring onions and cut into 5cm/2in pieces,- peel and crush the cloves of garlic.

Step 5

Heat oil over a moderately hot temperature and cook the onion, stirring regularly, for 1 minute.

Step 6

Add the pepper slices and carrot batons and cook for a further minute.

Step 7

Now add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.

Step 8

Toss in the noodles, salt, pepper, chilli flakes and the Chow Mein sauce. Stir thoroughly to mix and cook for 2 minutes to heat everything up.

Step 9

Finally, throw in the prawns, beansprouts and spring onion. Cook, stirring for 2 minutes or until everything is piping hot.

Step 10

Serve immediately sprinkled with extra spring onion, chilli slices, chopped coriander or parsley and scatter over some sesame seeds.