I basically used everything that had been lingering in my fridge for more than a couple of days (fresh ginger, fresh coriander, a carrot, a yellow pepper, a head of cabbage, some bean sprouts, a piece of firm tofu), scavenged the freezer for some frozen peas and the remaining frozen broccoli, added a clove of garlic and half a red onion and voilà - ready!
The beauty of this dish is that you can throw in it anything you like: cauliflower, zucchini, spinach, mushrooms and it will turn out delicious anyway ...
I used extra virgin olive oil as a base and a mix of three different soy sauces to coat the veggies (just because I happened to have three, one of which pretty thick and sweetly instead of salty) and decided to try some shirataki noodles that my brother had brought on his last visit ... I had no idea how they were, as the noodles are actually made from a Japanese root and not from wheat or rice, but they turned up to be extremely mild and neutral, as a matter of fact, they took the taste of the veggie sauce (so mainly soy sauce and spices), but they are apparently very low in calories, which may be a bonus if you are watching your figure ;) ... the usual rice noodles or even normal noodles would work equally well
As spices go, I used my last bit of "Chinese spice" and added some curcuma and coriander to it, and of course, a bit of chilli ... I could have added some roasted sesame on the top, but I thought about that half way down lunch, therefore, it will be for next time ...
sorry if the picture is not very good, I am not a food-porn addict ;) ... but I can assure you that it was very good and went down a treat!!
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