Rainy Day Noodle Bowl
what you need:
- 1 T fresh ginger, minced
- 1 small, least terrifying member of the onion family, i guess a shallot, because even though you hate onions you should probably do this, minced
- lil bit of oil
- extra firm tofu, cubed
- your favourite veggies from the crisper
- plenty of soy sauce
- plenty of sriracha sauce
- 2 T sesame oil
- 2ish cups of chicken broth
- 1 package of udon noodles (pre-cooked, but i guess you could use dry udon noodles, since you have all the time in the world)
- cilantro (if you’re fancy/it hasn’t gone bad)
directions:
first, let’s deal with the tofu. take it out of the package and dry it with blue shop towels, since that’s all you have. cube it, then put it in some tupperware with a bunch of soy sauce. shake it up then set aside.
then do all of your cutting. for veggies, i used carrots, broccoli, and red peppers, because it’s my rainy day. you can use whatever you like for your rainy day. my cutting style for the carrots and red pepper could loosely be described as “matchstick.” set aside. mince your tiny evil onion and the ginger.
can you multitask a little bit? sure you can. boil some water, then plop your noodles in for a minute, per package directions. drain and rinse with cold water, set aside.
MEANWHILE, heat up your stupid shallot and ginger with some oil in a large saucepan on medium heat. add the tofu, and let it fry for a long time. like, a little bit burnt long time. do i need to remind you that this is my rainy day?
MEANWHILE, prepare your broth. combine the chicken broth and sesame oil with healthy (?) doses of sriracha and soy sauce.
when your tofu is sufficiently toasted, add the broth mixture and the veggies and bring to a boil. let that baby roll for about 5 minutes. ugh, just do the stupid dishes in the sink while you’re waiting.
add your udon noodles and turn down to a simmer for a few minutes. when you can’t stand it any more, serve it up in a bowl and garnish with some chopped cilantro. use chopsticks like an adult.
enjoy as you spill it all over yourself while trying to capture those slippery, delicious noodles.
