Ingredients:

• 10 ounces Chinese noodles, for making chow mein
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 2 to 3 cups raw bite-sized broccoli florets (from about 1 head broccoli)
• Salt
• 4 ounces mung bean sprouts (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced white and green parts
• 1 red bell pepper, cored and seeded, thinly sliced and cut into 1-inch-long pieces
• 1/4 large purple cabbage, cored and thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
• 1 large carrot, peeled and slivered (just continue to peel with a peeler)
• 1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1 medium clove garlic, roughly chopped
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/3 cup canola, rice bran, or vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
• 4 teaspoons dark sesame oil