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Shanghai noodles with barbecue duck and lychees

Name: Shanghai noodles with barbecue duck and lychees
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: /asian
Ingredients: 500g Shanghai thick wheat noodles (from Asian grocers); 150g snow peas, sliced lengthways; 1 Chinese barbecue duck (from Chinese takeaway shops), cut into pieces; 2 Lebanese cucumbers, cut lengthways into wedges; 1/2 bunch coriander, leaves picked; 16 lychees, peeled, stones removed; 2 tbs each soy sauce and Chinese black vinegar (chinkiang); 1 tbs sesame oil; Juice of 1 large lime; 1 tsp sambal oelek (Indonesian chilli paste) or other chilli paste; 1 garlic clove, crushed

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Shanghai noodles with barbecue duck and lychees

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by Valli Little

delicious. team

Feb 25, 2016

Shanghai noodles? Check. Barbecued duck? Check. Lychees? Check. This beautiful noodle recipe has it all - from the crunchy-skinned duck to the sweet, soft lychees.

500g Shanghai thick wheat noodles (from Asian grocers)
150g snow peas, sliced lengthways
1 Chinese barbecue duck (from Chinese takeaway shops), cut into pieces
2 Lebanese cucumbers, cut lengthways into wedges
1/2 bunch coriander, leaves picked
16 lychees, peeled, stones removed

Chilli black vinegar dressing

2 tbs each soy sauce and Chinese black vinegar (chinkiang)
1 tbs sesame oil
Juice of 1 large lime
1 tsp sambal oelek (Indonesian chilli paste) or other chilli paste
1 garlic clove, crushed

Method

1.

Cook the noodles according to packet instructions. Drain and refresh in iced water. Blanch snow peas in boiling salted water for 30 seconds. Drain and refresh.
2.

Meanwhile, for the dressing, combine all the ingredients in a bowl.
3.

Toss the noodles and the dressing, then place on a serving tray with the barbecue duck, snow peas, cucumber, coriander and lychee to serve.