The fastest noodle stir fry I know - from scratch!

Recipe video above. This family-size noodle stir fry is a complete meal with protein and plenty of veg, made from scratch in just 15 minutes, and it’s seriously tasty. The sauce uses just two ingredients, fish sauce and kecap manis, which might sound like an unusual combination but these have more flavour than regular sauces like soy sauce! Together, they deliver big savoury, sweet, glossy flavour with zero fishiness. I can’t stop making this, it’s perfect for busy weeknights!** Saltiness note: Be sure not to miss the step to use some of the sauce to season the chicken, otherwise too much ends up on the noodles and it can taste a bit too salty. **
Ingredients
- 400 g /14oz chicken thighs)
- 500 g / 1 lb hokkien noodles, lo mein, other noodles)
- 1 tbsp peanut oil
- 2 g arlic cloves
- 7 g reen onions
- 5 cups green cabbage)
- 2 tbsp kecap mani)
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 1 pinch white pepper
- 1 tbsp + chilli crisp, chilli paste or sriracha
Instructions
- ABBREVIATED RECIPE:
- Toss chicken with 2 tbsp sauce. In a large 30cm/12" non-stick pan over high heat, cook chicken first, adding garlic and white part of green onion towards the end. Cabbage 1 1/2 minutes, then noodles, sauce (add in 2 batches) and chilli crisp. Wilt green onion, serve!
- FULL RECIPE:
- Sauce - Mix the ingredients in a small bowl.
- Toss the chicken with 2 tablespoons of the sauce (no marinating time needed).
- Cooking:
- Cook chicken - Heat the oil in a large 30cm/12" non-stick pan over high heat until very hot. Add the chicken and cook for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and white part of the green onion, cook for another 30 seconds until chicken is just cooked.
- Cabbage - Add the cabbage, toss for 1 1/2 minutes or until it starts to go floppy.
- Sauce and noodles - Add the noodles and half the sauce, toss for a minute until the sauce is absorbed and no longer pooling in the pan (~ 45 seconds). Then add the remaining sauce and toss again until it's all evenly coated and no liquid remains (~ 1 minute), adding chilli crisp towards the end, if using. (Note 4)
- Serve - Toss through the green part of the green onion until it's wilted (barely 20 seconds), then divide between bowls. Noodle slurping time!
Nutrition Information
452 kcal
Calories
28 g
Protein
60 g
Carbs
10 g
Fat
5 g
Fiber
1702 mg
Sodium
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