HOKKIEN NOODLES WITH EGGPLANT, MUSHROOMS & XO SAUCE

What's not to love about noodles? Whether made from rice, wheat or other flour, whether Chinese, Japanese or Italian they seem to do the same thing. Provide you with a meal that's comforting but also playful. There were some interesting mushrooms at the markets - king, oyster, shiitake. I picked an eggplant from the garden. I added a couple of spoons of wonderful XO sauce (good stuff to keep on hand at all times). I used some slivers of Chinese celery plus various condiments and there's this big sexy bowl of food in about 10 minutes.

HOKKIEN NOODLES WITH EGGPLANT, MUSHROOMS & XO SAUCE