Serves 4
Sesame oil
Chinese five spice
2 thumbs of ginger peeled and shaved
Spring onion very finely sliced
3 carrots very thinly sliced
Chilli finely chopped
Garlic crushed
1 ½ pint of water
Chives chopped
Spring greens/Swiss chard/spinach/pak choi (subject to available)
½ cucumber shaved with a peeler
Soy sauce
(Dried rice noodles if desired)
Heat a large pot with a little sesame oil until smoking. Add the ginger, spring onion, carrot, chilli and garlic and a tsp of the five spice. Cook for one just 2 minutes then add the water, taking care that it doesn’t spit at you. Bring to the boil for another 2 minutes before adding the greens and soy sauce to taste. Turn heat off, add the noodles and let stand of a few minuets serve in small bowls and garnish with the chives and cucumber. Eat with chopsticks and slurp the hot broth from the bowl for the best taste!
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