Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Boy Am I Work-fried Tonight - Midweek Veggie Use Up Stir-fry

After work, I looked balefully at the veggie bin, which took some effort because it was hidden under glorious containers of Bolognese-sauced penne and Portuguese Caldo Verde. I bought too much kale for the Caldo Verde and the Bolognese sauce recipe only required a few celery stalks, so we were facing impending Veggie Rot Doom in a day or two. I hate Veggie Rot Doom

It would be too easy to just heat up the leftovers and plop on the couch and Go Potato. But those are good veggies, and I was craving something green that wasn't in a soup base. Due to yet another of my Amazon Marketplace order quantity mishaps, I have a few packages of soba noodles left in cupboard, down from a case of twelve. Hmmm.....Asian noodles with veggies....and....YES! Huge jars of kimchi!!!!!!

Other than the veg, the rest was pure pantry and non-perishable fridge: kimchi, sesame oil, sesame seeds, black bean garlic sauce, Tamari and rice wine vinegar.

A very fatigued Mangia to ya!

Soba Noodles with Kale, Kimchi and Kelery (tee hee)

6 oz. soba noodles, 100% buckwheat 
1 tbsp. peanut oil
2 tsp. roasted sesame oil, plus one for soba noodles
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 stalks celery, cut on the bias into 1/2" slices
3 cups coarsely chopped kale
1/2 cup chopped kimchi
1 tbsp. black bean garlic sauce
2 tbsp. Tamari
1 tbsp. rice wine vinegar
1 Tbsp. toasted sesame seeds

Cook soba noodles according to package directions. Drain in colander, then rinse noodles under cold running water. Drain well, toss with 1 tsp. sesame oil and set aside.

Heat wok or deep saute pan over high heat for a few minutes, until almost smoking. Add the oils and wait a minute. Add celery to pot and stir fry a couple of minutes. Add the kale and garlic, and continue to stir fry for a couple of minutes more. You want to leave all veg a bit crunchy. Mix the black bean sauce, Tamari and vinegar and add to pot with kimchi. Toss to combine and heat. Add sesame seeds and combine. Remove from heat.

Toss veggie mixture with soba noodles and serve.


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