More Noodles...

I want to give a bit of a shout out to Grandmart (VII?) out in Seven Corners - after my volunteer work with Lost Dog (http://www.lostdogrescue.org/) at the PetSmart out there, I went out for some supplemental grocery shopping. The place is great - amazing range of produce with an Asian bent (half the stuff I have to google when I get home), and for the most part, quite affordable.

I was looking for some supplemental produce and some ideas as to how to use up the bunch of chard... So, looking at an Asian market, I suppose it's not much surprise that I decided to go with noodles again. They have (among other things) refrigerated udon noodles - under $2 for a one-pound bag... So, it was pretty much same technique as before - heat the h*ll out of a cast iron pan, and sautee up onion, red peppper, squash and mushrooms in some vegetable and sesame oil. Eventually, add some ginger, garlic, hot peppers and the greens (second picture), and stir-fry until the greens wilt. Add the cooked off noodles (drained), and toss in a sauce (picture #3). Heat through and garnish with some bean sprouts, green onions, and some herbs (basil, mint)...

In this case, the sauce is a spicy peanut sauce (vegetarian). Peanut butter (chunky), soy sauce, sesame oil, lime juice, sriracha, garlic, shallots, and brown sugar - whisked smooth, and folded in. This sauce would also be good as a dressing, over kababs, even perhaps over fruit...