Vegetable Chow Mein (Instant Pot)
Do you ever have one of those nights where you want just want everyone to sit at the table and happily eat dinner, no complaining? This Instant pot Vegetable Chow mein recipe is my go-to recipe for that night. When I make these noodles everyone gobbles them up. They are so easy to make in this instant pot!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- Hakka noodles - 16 oz
- Snow peas trimmed - 1 cup
- Celery/ chopped - 1/2 cup
- Broccoli florets - 1 cup
- Cabbage / thinly sliced - 1 cup
- Green onion - 1/2 cup
- Bell peppers / thinly sliced - 1/2 cup
- carrots peeled and sliced into matchsticks - 2
- Veggie broth low sodium / water - 4 cups
- Grated ginger - 1 tsp
- Grated garlic - 1 tsp
- dark soy sauce - 2 tbsp
- sesame oil - 1 tsp
- vinegar - 1 tbsp
- sriracha sauce / any red chilli sauce - 1 tbsp
- Ketchup - 1 tbsp
- Light brown sugar - 1 tbsp
Instructions
- 1
In a medium bowl, add veggie broth, soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, sriracha sauce, sesame oil, and brown sugar. Whisk until evenly combined. Taste and adjust as needed.
- 2
Pour the above sauce into the pot.Spread noodles in the pot. Add ginger,garlic and vegetables on top( except broccoli and snap peas)
- 3
Seal your Instant Pot and set to manual, high pressure, 5 minutes.
- 4
When Instant Pot is done cooking, do a quick release (do not do the natural release as it will cause the noodles to overcook).
- 5
Open the lid and Stir the noodles with tongs several times, breaking up any that may have clumped together during cooking. During this stirring,add in the broccoli florets and snap peas and close the lid for 1 minute.
- 6
Open the lid and dish out .Sprinkle some sesame seeds and green onion and serve.