Broccoli, Prawns & Noodles in a Chinese Style Sauce
1 Maggi stock cube
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoon yellow bean sauce
2-3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 "thumb" of ginger, grated
300 ml water
Place all ingredients in a pot and bring to a simmer.
Add to the broth:
1 nest Chinese style egg noodles
100g broccoli, cut into florets
1 small red pepper (about 80g), cut into strips
Simmer for 4 minutes or until noodles are cooked and veggies are just tender.
Add
100g cooked prawns, deveined
1 tablespoon (15g) cornflour, mixed with a tablespoon of water to form a paste.
Cook for another 1-2 minutes, until the sauce thickens. Add
4-5 spring onions, sliced
and serve.
This was more sort of "soupy" than I normally make, but I felt like noodles with a lot of thick broth. So that's what I made.
Calories (kcal) 472.0
Protein (g) 35.8
Carbohydrate (g) 72.2
Fat (g) 4.7
Fibre (g) 7.9
The Maggi Cubes I bought in a little food shop in Exmouth Market I like to frequent. They always seem to have all sorts of weird on wonderful spices. herbs and other bits.
The Maggi Cubes just reminded me of Asia, where they seem to be ubiquitous. They were also all over the place in Madagascar and Kenya. I was also attracted by the "minimalist" packaging - just cubes wrapped in foil in a tiny plastic bag. No box required.
Probably should not have bought them - just realised they are made by Nestle. Seems like their slogan ought to be "marketed where ever poverty is found".
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