We are all time poor these days. The take-away stalls probably know many of us by our first name. Perhaps our favourite home delivery number is on the speed dial. Otherwise, there's always the frozen food option - Lean Cuisine, McCains etc. Then there's the instant noodles too - quick and easy!
Here's a simple recipe - a more nutritious meal, in a short time. :)
Stir Fried Udon Noodles
for 2-3 people
Ingredients:
Here's a simple recipe - a more nutritious meal, in a short time. :)
Stir Fried Udon Noodles
for 2-3 people
Ingredients:
- 500g udon noodles
- 1 bunch of leafy green vegetable (eg. bok choy)
- 1/2 of a small head of broccoli, cut up
- 1/2 of a carrot, sliced
- 1/2 of a red capsicum, sliced
- 1/2 an onion, chopped
- 2-3 cloves of garlic, diced
- 1/2 of a chilli, sliced (optional)
- 2-3 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked and sliced
- 250g fresh prawns
- 2-3T of light soy sauce
- 3g of dashi powder
- 2T of Chinese rice wine /Japanese mirin wine
- Salt to taste
Method:
- Boil a saucepan of water and blanch the vegetables (broccoli, bok choy, carrot and capsicum).
- Boil the noodles briefly thereafter, and drain dry.
- Add vegetable oil to the wok.
- Wait for oil to be heated.
- Add prawns and stir fry briefly. Remove before prawns become fully cooked. Set aside the prawns and the prawn juice.
- Give the wok a quick clean, and add some oil again.
- Wait for oil to be heated.
- Add the chopped garlic and stir quickly to avoid burning them.
- Add the chopped onions, stir quickly.
- Add the sliced chilli and mushrooms. Stir fry.
- Add the prawns and its juice back into this mixture, and cook.
- Add the blanched vegetables.
- Add the noodles and combine. Add the wine, soy sauce, dashi and salt and stir through.
- Plate up and enjoy! :)
Note: Commercially available minced garlic can be substituted. Can also add/substitute vegetables with cabbage and the meat with chicken/pork. Easy breezy! :)
