Sticky Beef Bacon Noodles

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 10

Serves: 5

ingredients

1 pkt Simon Howie Beef Bacon
2 tbsp Cornflour
2 tsp Chinese 5 spice

150 g Dried egg noodles
1 Green peppers, Deseeded and sliced into thin strips.
2 Spring onions, Trimmed and sliced.
2 tsp Red chilli, Finely chopped.
2 Cloves Garlic – crushed or use lazy garlic
4 cm Ginger – grated or use lazy ginger

The sauce:
2 tbsp Tomato ketchup
3 tbsp Soy sauce
3 tbsp Sweet chilli sauce
3 tbsp Rice vinegar
4 tbsp Water

To cook:
2 tbsp Sunflower oil

Method

1. Cook the noodles in a pan of boiling water according to the pack instructions.
2. Slice and prepare all of your vegetables and put to one side.
3. Slice the beef bacon into thin strips. Mix it with the flour and Chinese 5 spice in a bowl until well coated. Set aside.
4. Prepare the sauce by mixing all of the ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
5. When the noodles are nearly cooked, heat up a wok or deep frying pan with the oil in until very hot.
6. Add the beef bacon strips. As they get crispy and browned remove them to a side plate with some kitchen roll.
7. Add the pepper and chilli to your now-empty pan. Cook for 2 mins. Add the garlic, ginger and the spring onion. Cook for 1 minute.
8. Add the sauce to the veggies in the pan. Cook until glossy, about 1 minute more.
9. Add the drained noodles and the browned beef bacon to the pan and stir to coat everything in the sauce.
10. Serve topped with more spring onion and chilli if you like it hot!