In this superfood stir fry you'll find classic Asian flavors including ginger, chili, garlic, and lemongrass combined with healthy veggies like edamame, kale, and tenderstem broccoli. This dish is made with chewy noodles and topped with chopped coriander, pickled ginger, and, optionally, peanuts.
Ingredients
For the veg
- 80 grams beansprouts
- 100 grams kale
- 80 grams edamame
- 100 grams tenderstem broccoli
- 1 courgette
For the sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 red chili
- 1 thumb sized piece fresh ginger
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp mirin
- 150 ml boiling water
- 1 lemongrass stalk
- 1 tsp palm sugar
To serve
- 2 nests dried noodles
- 1 handful of chopped unsalted peanutes
- A bunch of chopped coriander
- Some pickled ginger
Instructions
Prep the vegetables
- Using a microplane, grate the garlic and ginger into a fine paste.
- Finely chop the red chili and lemongrass.
- Roughly chop the kale into strips removing the central stalk.
- Cut the courgette into bite-size lengths.
- Break the tenderstem broccoli into bite size florets, and cut the stems into bite-size lengths.
- Once you have all your vegetables prepped place a large wok over a medium heat.
For the stir fry sauce
- As soon as the wok is hot add a drizzle of sesame oil quickly followed by the garlic, ginger and chopped chili.
- Keep the paste moving around the wok to avoid it sticking, adjust the heat if it begins to smoke.
- Boil the kettle and measure 150ml of boiling water into a jug, throw in the chopped lemongrass and allow to infuse.
- Back to the wok, start by adding soy, mirin and palm sugar to the paste and stir to combine.
- As soon as the mixture is bubbling, add the water infused with lemongrass to the wok and let the mixture reduce for a few minutes.
Add the vegetables
- Throw in the broccoli and kale and mix for 2 - 3 minutes until it begins to soften.
- Pop the courgettes and edamame beans in and again stir for 2 - 3 minutes.
- Then, get the bean sprouts involved and toss the wok to coat all the veg in that lovely sauce.
- Allow to bubble away until all the veg is tender and the sauce has thickened slightly.
Cook your noodles
- Cook the noodles as per the instructions on the pack, drain and stir through the vegetables and sauce.
To serve
- Add the superfood stir fry to bowls and scatter chopped peanuts, coriander and pickled ginger on top.