Beef Ramen-serves 6-8
Ingredients:
Use whatever you fancy but I often use these vegetables because they hold up well in a soup. How you cut the vegetables is also up to you. There are no rules here! As there are a lot of ingredients, this looks complicated but i promise you it's not. If you w ant an even quicker version, buy a ready made pack of stir fry vegetables!
1 pack sugar snap peas
1 pack fine green beans, sliced in half
1 corn on the cob, kernels cut off
2 carrots, julienned/spiralized/peeled
1 small bunch flat leaf parsley, sliced
1 pack fine asparagus, sliced in thirds
1 bunch spring onions, sliced
1 small bunch coriander (optional), sliced
1 stalk mint, leaves removed and sliced
2 small red chilli finely sliced (optional)
1 thumb piece ginger, grated finely
2 cloves garlic, minced
Soy sauce
Sesame Oil
1 litre beef/vegetable stock
1 pack fine rice noodles (or whatever noodles you prefer)
8 very thin fairy steaks/minute steaks, sliced into bite sized pieces
S&P
1 tbsp vegetable oil
Method:
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Prepare all the vegetables and meat in advance. Boil your kettle to the max.
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In a large saucepan heat the oil.
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Add the meat and let it brown for 2 mins, constantly stirring.
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Add the ginger and garlic and fry for 1 min.
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Add the rest of the vegetables and fry for a few mins.
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Add the stock and stir.
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Add approx 3 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tbsp sesame oil (you can add more later) and bring to the boil.
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Add the rice noodles, turn down the heat and simmer until soft (approx 4-5 mins)
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Now taste! You may want to add more soy/sesame oil now.
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Add the fresh herbs of your choice. Give the soup a good stir and season with salt and pepper and soy if you feel it needs it.
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Pour into bowls and top with the fresh chilli and more fresh herbs if you want.

