Sweet And Sour Stir-fry

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb udon noodles or 1/2 lb soba noodles
• 1 -2 head broccoli
• 3 carrots, diced
• 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
• 1 cup snow peas, trimmed and strings removed
• 1 cup pineapple chunk
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons mirin
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce, low sodium
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
• 1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 cook noodles according to directions on package.
• 2 drain in colander and rinse thoroughly under cold water.
• 3 place colander on a plate and refrigerate.
• 4 bring 2-3 cups water to boil.
• 5 cut broccoli florets into bite-size pieces.
• 6 peel and discard tough outer stems and cut remaining stems into chunks.
• 7 place prepared carrots and broccoli in bowl, cover with boiling water and let sit 2 minutes.
• 8 drain, rinse with cold water and set aside.
• 9 heat wok or skillet over medium-high.
• 10 add grapeseed oil, garlic and ginger and cook 1 minute.
• 11 if anything starts to stick, add 1 tablespoon water.
• 12 add broccoli, carrots and snow peas, stir and cook 2-3 minutes.
• 13 add pineapple, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1 tablespoon mirin, 1 tablespoon soy sauce and cook 1 minute longer.
• 14 remove vegetables from wok and set aside.
• 15 pour remaining tablespoon of vinegar, mirin and soy sauce into empty wok.
• 16 fold in chilled noodles until evenly coated and heated through.
• 17 drizzle with 1 tablespoon sesame oil.
• 18 transfer noodles to serving dish.
• 19 toss vegetables briefly in hot wok to reheat, drizzle with remaining tablespoon toasted sesame oil and spoon vegetables over noodles.
• 20 top with sesame seeds and serve.