Healthy and Easy Foods- Ben

 In quarantine we have seen that most people eat very unhealthy foods so I’m here to turn this around. I have picked 2 very delicious and healthy recipes from BBC that I have made before and i assure that it is delicious and very healthy.

Veggie yaki udon

Ingredients

• 1½ tbsp sesame oil

• 1 red onion , cut into thin wedges

• 160g mangetout

• 70g baby corn , halved

• 2 baby pak choi , quartered

• 3 spring onions , sliced

• 1 large garlic clove , crushed

• ½ tbsp mild curry powder

• 4 tsp low-salt soy sauce

• 300g ready-to-cook udon noodles

• 1 tbsp pickled sushi ginger , chopped, plus 2 tbsp of the brine

Method

• STEP 1

Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan or wok over a high heat. Add the onion and fry for 5 mins. Stir in the mangetout, corn, pak choi and spring onions and cook for 5 mins more. Add the garlic, curry powder and soy sauce, and cook for another minute.

• STEP 2

Add the udon noodles along with the ginger and reserved brine, and stir in 2-3 tbsp hot water until the noodles are heated through. Divide between bowls and serve.

Super Quick Sesame Ramen

Ingredients

• 80g pack instant noodles (look for an Asian brand with a flavour like sesame)
• 2 spring onions , finely chopped
• ½ head pak choi
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp sesame seeds
• chilli sauce , to serve

Method

• STEP 1

  Cook the noodles with the sachet of flavouring provided (or use stock instead of the sachet, if you have it). Add the spring onions and pak choi for the final min.

• STEP 2

  Meanwhile, simmer the egg for 6 mins from boiling, run it under cold water to stop it cooking, then peel it. Toast the sesame seeds in a frying pan.

• STEP 3

  Tip the noodles and greens into a deep bowl, halve the boiled egg and place on top. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, then drizzle with the sauce or sesame oil provided with the noodles, and chilli sauce, if using.