Noodles with Shiitake Mushrooms and Baby Greens
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Difficulty level Easy
YIELD Serves 2
Food symbolism is important for the Chinese New Year and noodles suggest a long life. The Shiitakes give the dish a nice, earthy flavour, but you can make this with any kind of mushrooms you like. If you can't find baby bok choy, just use a big one and cut it up.
INGREDIENTS
| 20 small | dried Shiitake mushrooms, or 10 large fresh cleaned and sliced |
| 1/2 cup | chicken or vegetable stock if you are using fresh mushrooms |
| 10 | baby bok choy |
| 1 inch | piece of fresh ginger, peeled and sliced |
| Light soy sauce to taste | |
| Salt and pepper to taste | |
| 1/2 tsp | potato flour or corn starch mixed with 2 tsp cold water |
| 1 tsp | sesame oil |
| 3‑4 tsp | peanut oil for cooking |
| dried Chinese noodles | |
PREPARATION:
- If using dried mushrooms soak them in hot water for 30 minutes or until soft.
- Trim the bok choy. Heat the wok over a high heat and add 2 tbsp of peanut oil and swirl around. Add the bok choy and stir-fry briskly until barely cooked; set aside.
- Strain mushrooms, reserving the soaking liquid. Squeeze mushrooms dry and slice if they are large pieces.
- Return the wok to the heat with a little extra oil. Add the ginger and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the mushroom and continue to stir-fry until they smell wonderful. Then, add the reserved mushroom liquid or stock. Bring to a boil and season with soy sauce, salt and pepper. Add the bok choy and mix well. Stir in just enough of the potato or corn starch mixture to thicken it.
- Meanwhile. heat water until boiling. Cook enough noodles for 2 following the instructions on the package. Drain noodles.
- Off the heat, stir in the sesame oil and then divide between 2 prepared bowls of soup noodles.
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Chinese
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