Somen noodles, made from wheat flour, can be found at most supermarkets, or replace them with egg or soba noodles.
Beef and chilli noodle soup
Ingredients
- 1,5 litres good-quality beef or chicken stock
 - 1 red chilli, seeded and thinly sliced
 - 5ml (1 tsp) brown sugar
 - 15ml (1 tbsp) soy sauce
 - 200g shiitake, oyster or button mushrooms
 - 15ml (1 tbsp) sesame oil
 - 300g rump steak, cut into thin strips
 - 3 spring onions, thinly sliced
 - 50g mangetout, thinly sliced
 - 100g somen noodles
 - 30ml (2 tbsp) sesame seeds, toasted
 
Instructions
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															Place the stock, chilli, sugar and soy sauce in a large saucepan. Bring to the boil. Add the mushrooms, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
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															Meanwhile, heat the sesame oil in a large frying pan. Fry the beef strips until just cooked.
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															Divide the beef strips between four serving bowls. Top with spring onions and mangetout.
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															Add the noodles to the soup and cook until soft, about 2 – 3 minutes.
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		Spoon hot soup over the beef strips, spring onions and mangetout. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.

                                							







