A quick and easy stir-fry

Time and energy were in short supply this evening, but fortunately, broccoli was not..

Recipe - broccoli, spring onion and ginger stir fry

Preparation here is everything, because once this stir-fry starts, you don't have time to get anything ready!

In the pan
- 1 tbsp olive oil. If you have sesame oil, do a tsp sesame and 1.5 tsp sunflower oil. Sesame oil on its own is too pungent.
- 3 thin rounds of ginger, cut into small strips (about 1 loose tsp full).
- half a clove of garlic, sliced thinly.

Vegetables
- 1 small head of broccoli. Wash the stem and slice it thinly (into 2-3mm slices). Cut the florets with long stems - I like mine to be at least 2 inches long, but only about 1cm across.
- Spring onions - greens sliced into 1.5 inch sections, dense greens and whites sliced into thin rounds (mabe 1/8 inch).

To wilt the veg
- 1/3 cup chicken stock (I used Knorr gel stock).

Sauce
- 1/3 thumb-sized piece of ginger, skinned and finely grated.
- 1 large garlic clove, finely grated, mixed with the ginger.
- 1.5 tsp runny honey
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce

Carbs
- egg noodles. Straight-to-wok if you want them cooked in, or boil separately if you're like me and like to sit the stir-fry on top of the noodles.

Garnish
- I lacked sesame seeds, but suspect that these, toasted in a pixi-pan beforehand and scattered over the top would have been delicious.

Cooking:
Boil the water for the noodles.
Heat the oil, garlic slices and ginger pieces in a pan. Stir them occasionally. When they start to sizzle, add the broccoli stem rounds and the smaller bits of spring onion. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Don't let the garlic burn.
Add in the rest of the broccoli and then the chicken stock - don't do it all at once, and be mindful that it may spit, so do it with caution.
Noodles go in.
Cook a couple of minutes, flipping occasionally with a spatula until the broccoli is vibrant green.
Add the sauce. Cook until mostly absorbed.
Drain the noodles, allow to steam for a moment, then plate.
Serve stir-fry onto noodles.
If you have them, sprinkle over a few toasted sesame seeds.

Enjoy with a light, crisp fruit juice (cranberry, apple or a still lemonade), a lemon/ginger cordial, or, if you're drinking alcohol, a glass of vino verde or pinot grigio, or a light, zingy beer. I don't drink beer, so I can't make an honest recommendation here.

No photos of this one - couldn't get one without dreadful glare from halogen lights and in the end, gave up and ate it. Sorry! I'll post pics of the next one!