Autumnal Fried Noodles with Pumpkin, Apple and Hazelnuts

Crispy fried noodles with pumpkin, apple and toasted hazelnuts are an autumnal leftover dish that's ready on the table in 25 minutes. The Gouda makes the noodles pleasantly creamy.

By yumbelo · 2 servings · 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 250 g cooked noodles from the day before
• 250 g Hokkaido pumpkin
• 1 pc apple
• 1 pc onion
• 1 pc garlic clove
• 30 g hazelnuts, chopped
• 20 g butter
• 1 tbsp cooking oil
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 6 pc sage leaves
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 60 g Gouda, grated
• 50 ml water
• salt
• pepper
• nutmeg

Method

1. Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds and cut into small cubes. Finely dice the onion and the garlic clove, core the apple and cut into wedges.
2. Toast the hazelnuts in a dry pan over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes until fragrant, then remove them from the pan.
3. Heat the oil in the pan and fry the pumpkin in it for 5 minutes. Add the onion, garlic and apple and fry for another 3 minutes.
4. Gently fold in the cold noodles and fry for 4 minutes until crispy, stirring occasionally. Then add the butter, thyme and sage leaves.
5. Deglaze with 50 ml water, stir in the maple syrup and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Fold in the Gouda until it melts slightly.
6. Divide the fried noodles between two plates and sprinkle with the toasted hazelnuts.