Miracle Noodles

 We are both sick. Normally, only one of us gets sick and the healthy one can help the sick one, but not this time. We spent the whole weekend just laying like slugs on the couch. It's a whopper of a cold. Still, I since I possess the know-how in the kitchen, I am in charge of making sure we both get fed. 

These easy to prepare noodles, packed with as many barely-cooked veggies as I could fit in them, helped us survive the weekend. 

Use the vacuum packed udon noodles for this. Often found in the refrigerated section by the produce, near the wonton wrappers and tofu.These noodles are avaliable in most well stocked grocery stores and in asian markets.Try to find the ones without the seasoning packet, as they get tossed for this recipe and have icky ingredients anyway. 



 FoCo peeps, go to Bangkok Asian Market on Drake and Shields. Portlanders, Uwajimaya is the bee's knees. 

Ingredients: 

Bean Sprouts

Ginger

veggies--use as many colors as you can. I used red cabbage, swiss chard, carrots, green onions, sprouts, and broccoli. 
3-4 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp minced fresh ginger
5 tbsp soy sauce

3 tbsp sesame seed oil
2 packages udon noodles, no flavor packet
roasted sesame seeds for garnish
sriracha (duh.)

Add the sesame seed oil to a big frying pan over medium heat. Throw in the garlic and ginger. Stir, then add your long cooking vegetables. In this case I added the broccoli and carrots first, as those take longer to cook. Let them cook for a couple minutes (overall we are going for a still crunchy, barely cooked vegetable). 

Add the rest of the veggies and the soy sauce. 

Stir to combine. Cover and let cook for 4-5 minutes on medium low. 
Add the udon noodles, separating them with your hands. You will experience noodle breakage, which is normal. 
Stir, then let cook for just long enough for the noodles to heat up. Sprinkle the sesame seeds onto the dish until the sesame seed density makes you happy. Dish up and serve with plenty of sriracha! 

I hope that this dish keeps you going when you feel icky. It's a new Long family favorite! 

Thanks for reading! Best wishes and love from Portland.