This Japanese inspired noodle bowl is a healthy lunch, or quick dinner option for any day of the week. SImply serve with your favourite Asian greens such as bok choy or edamame beans.
Ingredients
1 packet | Silver Fern Farms Beef Stir-Fry |
2 Tbsp | Cooking oil |
2 Tbsp | Freshly grated ginger |
2 Tbsp | Sweet soy sauce |
1 Tbsp | Miso paste |
1 tsp | Brown sugar |
200 g | buckwheat soba noodles |
5 cups | Beef stock |
½ cup | Light soy sauce, or ponzu sauce, add extra for pan |
3 cm | Fresh ginger, sliced |
2 | Spring onions, sliced |
1 | Lemon, juiced |
100 g | Shiitake mushrooms, sliced or 20g dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked and sliced |
3 bunches | Asian greens, to serve, such as bok choy, steamed edamame beans, sliced chilli, spring onions, thin cucumber strips and lemon wedges |
Directions
- Remove Silver Fern Farms Beef Stir-Fry from fridge and packaging. Season with freshly cracked pepper and 1 teaspoon olive oil. Allow to rest at room temperature for 10 minutes.
- Mix together the grated ginger, sweet soy sauce, miso, sugar and 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl.
- Heat a saucepan of water to the boil. Cook noodles for 4 minutes, until tender. Drain. Refresh in warm water.
- Heat stock in a large pot with soy sauce, sliced ginger, garlic, and spring onions. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to allow to simmer. Add lemon juice.
- Heat a wok or frying pan on a medium to high heat. Add remaining oil and coat the pan. Cook the slices of shiitake mushrooms first, set aside. Drop pieces of the Silver Fern Farms Beef Stir fry into the wok, cook all sides for 2-3 minutes until browned. Add sweet soy sauce mix and quickly toss to coat the meat. When heated through remove from pan and allow to rest for 3 minutes before serving.
- Place a serving of noodles in four bowls. Top with Silver Fern Farms Stir-Fry Beef and shitake mushrooms.
- Garnish with steamed Asian greens, edamame beans, chilli, spring onions, cucumber strips and lemon wedges. Pour over the simmering ginger broth and serve hot.