Longevity Noodles

In every Chinese New Year meal, you cannot do without this one as the name alone says it all. I used Yakisoba noodles which is the same as the Chinese yellow egg noodles. With enough healthy olive oil and a firedup wok, you can have no problem cooking the noodles intact. Remember, the noodles are not to be cut up as this breaks the good omen for the year. But, don't take it too seriously though. The secret is to make sure you blanch the noodles in boiling water first. You can choose all kinds of toppings for the noodles but I chose an easy one..sauted shallots and brussel sprouts with minced garlic.

Ingredients:
1 pack Yakisoba noodles
1 cup brussel sprouts, halved, washed and blanched
2 shallots, sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
Chinese Mushroom dark soy sauce
some oyster sauce to taste
white pepper
olive oil

Method:
Blanch the noodles in boiling water and drain the noodles in a colander.
At the same time, fire up your wok and heat up enough olive oil say like 1/2 cup.
Saute the minced garlic until fragrant and then add in the shallots and saute until the shallots have become transparent.
Add in the noodles and vigorously move it around so that all noodles are coated with the oil. This will not take long.
Sitr in the mushroom dark soy sauce and oyster sauce until all of the noodles is coated.
Add in the blanched brussel sprouts and stir it up. Finish off with a few dashes of white pepper and serve up in a large platter. Great accompanied with a side dish of Szechuan Chili bean paste.