Glass Pot Noodle - to fly out of the house with!

Haia- su'ma'i? How do you do?

Here's an easy, fast and healthy Pot Noodle recipe for you mob always on the go!

You just fill this glass jar/ tupperware / pyrex..anything that can take hot water...fill it with goodness and add hot water when you need it....in work...up a mountain...(water from a flask of course!) anywhere really.

I don't measure anything I cook...I simply make it up, and continually taste it as I go along.

Throw anything in... Kale, broccoli, green beans, spring onion , red onion, sprouting beans, spinach, fennel, chicken, tofu, smoke tofu etc - no rules and no need for frantic shopping just use what you have.

You will need

pot/jar/pyrex/tupperware ...anything that takes hot water.

Rice noodles (or soba or Egg noodles  again whatever you have...but the rice is good as it's guilt free and gluten free)
1 star anice (it looks so beautiful in the glass!)
Miso paste
Good quality vegetable stock
Tom yam paste (optional!)
Chilli paste (opsiynol!)
Soya sauce
Furikake (if you have it) sesame seeds or nigella seeds are fine too
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furikake
Here's a picture of the ones I used..you can get them from independent health food shops or Chinese supermarkets 

You will also need a protein like Tofu or Smoked Tofu or Chicken(cooked)

Then you need your veg...kale/spring onion/peas/spinach etc

Then mountains of fresh herbs

Mint

Basil

Dill

Basil or whatever's growing

and

a wedge of LIME

Method

-Cook noodles like it says on the packet then rinse immediately under cold water

-Make a paste with the Miso/TomYam/soya sauce/chilli paste, and Bouillon (veg stock)

If you're panicking ...it's roughly ... 2 spoonfuls  of Miso/2 spoonfuls  of tom yam/big glug of soya sauce/ 2 spoonfuls of the stock powder / 1 spoon of chilli paste and stir or whisk...if you don't like the spice then add less of chilli, or MORE etc-  Taste it!!!

- Chop all your Veg/Leaves and herbs

Assemble and Build

- start with your Noodles in the bottom

-then spoon in the paste

-then your Tofu (Protein)

-then your Veg

-then place your star anise gently against the glass like a decoration in a window

-now add your herbs

-sprinkle the Furikake or seeds

-place a lime wedge on the top then close your jar with a contented smile!

When you are ready to eat it, take the lime out, pour in hot water, stir and leave for 3 mins, then squeeze the lime in, then eat and be smug with some nice wooden chop sticks x x x x 

Lots of love from the 9Bach kitchen... where I am supposed to be songwriting and not COOKING!!!

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