Smoky Wok

What's your usual breakfast fare? On certain weekends, I do yearn for some noodles right when I wake up.  Most of my friends don't feel hungry in the mornings but for some reason, I'm almost always starving when I wake up! Anyway, I am featuring one of my favourite easy to whip up noodles today.  Soba noodles are not only delicious, have great bite but also healthy - so that's a winner in my books.  I topped the noodles with some minced beef simply fried with some garlic, green onions and soy sauce.  This is great as a lazy brunch on weekends.  Oh, and topped off with some bird's eye chili peppers for an extra kick.  I like to use a combination of light and dark soy sauce for this. 



This recipe is part of my Yuen Chun Recipes.


Ingredients:

1 bundle soba noodles (or substitute noodles of your choice)

Topping:
3 cloves garlic, sliced
1 stalk green onion (save green parts for garnish)
1/2 pound minced beef
1 tablespoon light soy sauce (I used Yuen Chun)
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
Dash of pepper
1 teaspoon sugar

Served with: sliced bird's eye chili peppers

Method:

Firstly, boil the noodles according to package instructions.  Drain and set aside.

Heat up wok until almost smoking.  Add about 2 tablespoons cooking oil.  Swirl to coat.  Add garlic and green onions.  Stir fry briskly to avoid burning.  Add light soy sauce.  Add in beef quickly and stir around briskly to coat.  Turn heat to medium.  Add dark soy sauce, sugar and pepper.  Turn heat to high and stir rapidly to cook beef.  It's alright to use high heat for this as minced beef cook pretty quickly.

Dish out and top noodles with the beef.  Garnish with green onions and chili peppers.  Serve immediately.