Serves 4
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes

• 30ml soya sauce
• 30ml Mirin (rice wine) or dry sherry
• 30ml honey
• 5ml sesame oil
• 300g soba or egg noodles
• 10ml peanut oil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 bunch of spring onions, chopped
• 200g shiitake mushrooms, soaked for at least 10 hours, stalks removed and halved
• 200g brown mushrooms, sliced
• 1 bunch bok choy (Chinese cabbage)
• roasted sesame seeds

1 Mix the soya sauce, rice wine, honey and sesame oil in a mixing bowl and set aside. Cook the noodles according to the instructions on the packaging, drain and keep warm.
2 Heat the peanut oil over high heat in a wok. Add the garlic and spring onions and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes. Stir in the mushrooms and stir-fry for 3-5 minutes. Stir in the bok choy leaves and the previously prepared sauce, then remove the wok from the heat. Arrange the stir-fried vegetables on the noodles and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Wine recommendation: Try a glass of Mirin for a truly Asian experience.

Words and image: Home magazine