[PotD] Dinner.

[moonvoice]

We ate simple tonight.
Just some individual bok choy plants (four)
and ramen noodles
with soy, chilli and oyster sauce and the packet flavouring.
It was nommy.

Comments

[moonvoice]

I use cup noodles and then mix up the packets normally, and then drain the majority of the fluid with a fork. (If I use packet noodles, then I just drain it all in a colander and add all the flavouring afterwards). Because some of the flavouring is lost, I'll supplement with soy and oyster sauce. :)

But basically I:

- boil kettle and put oil in wok
- put in all pre-chopped bok choy in wok with soy / oyster sauce
- put boiled water in cup noodles
- stir fry bok choy for 2 minutes
- drain noodles
- add to wok / stir-fry together.
- eat!

Not including time to chop / wash bok choy, it doesn't take more than about 5 or 6 minutes to make.

You could probably actually keep the liquid from the cup noodles. But I tend to drain it off because it's so sodium heavy already, that I don't actually eat the broth with packet / cup ramen the majority of the time. That's just a personal choice though. If you like the broth, you could keep it separate, and then add it to a bowl at the end, with the noodles and bok choy. :) Either way would be delicious!

As for bok choy, it's so easy to stir fry. You just cut the base off, cut it off where the leaves meet the stems, and then cook it on a hot surface for a very minimal amount of time since it tastes better semi-crunchy anyway. Good bok choy is sweetish, with a nice crunchy taste, and an ability to marry with soy and oyster sauce (and garlic) really well. :) In fact, sometimes we have it on its own or as a side dish, just stir-fried for two or three minutes at high heat, and then added to a dish without anything else. It's one of my favourite vegetables since it cooks so quickly and it's really versatile.

A sweeter Asian green is gailan (gai lan / kailan / Chinese broccoli), that takes a little bit longer to stir-fry. And wombok, which is chinese cabbage is really delicious too. They all really only take about 2-5 minutes to stir-fry. :)

[spider_fox]

Thank you so much for this :) I'm trying to expand my food horizons along with increasing the variety of produce in my diet, so simple stuff like this helps a lot.

[moonvoice]

Awesome! :D It is simple, and once you get the hang of it, it'll be one of the fastest (and healthier) things you can make. And a good way to get some leafy greens into your diet along with filling ramen (I love ramen, I don't care how unhealthy it is, particularly when I'm eating it like this).

Also, I wanted to say - I don't think it's silly to ask about these things at all! We all have to start somewhere!