8 stalks of Bok Choi chopped (left over from 3 nights ago)
9 Baby Bella mushrooms sliced (ditto)
1/2 Red bell pepper sliced thin (don't know where this came from)
2 Cloves of garlic minced
1 tsp of ginger (grated and frozen, it is a great thing to have on hand)
1/4 cup toasted cashews
10 frozen Shrimp (just happened to have those)
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
2 tsp soy sauce
4 oz. Soba noodles (Japanese buckwheat noodles)
1 bottle of wine (for drinking, mostly, but also for deglazing)
Boil some water and cook the Soba noodles. While that is cooking:
In a heated large pan or wok throw 2 tbl sesame oil (or some other oil, I won't judge) add the stalk part of the Bok Choi and cook til softened. Add the Bok Choi greens and mushrooms, cook til softened. Add the pepper, garlic, and ginger, til the pepper (you guessed it) softens. Move all the veggies to the sides of the pan and add a tsp more oil to the center of the pan. Throw the shrimp in the middle and cook til orange-y with the middle still translucent, there is more cooking time so don't over cook the buggers. Add some wine to deglaze. Raise heat to evaporate the wine and add the toasted sesame oil and soy. Stir.
Serve over the noodles. (Rice, of course, would also work) Pour wine into glasses.
Eat and drink above.
The wine tonight is a Loire Valley white from a producer in Chavignol, Henri Bourgeois. The 2008 Henri Bourgeois 'Petit Bourgeois' Vin de Pays du Vaude Loire, Savignon Blanc, precisely. The aromas are green grassy, with lemon and sweetness. (could have almost passed for a NZ SB nose-wise) Slight minerality. Good acid, consistent front to back. Not much weight, a bit watery, but pleasant. Lemons, chalky and a medium to short finish. They seem to be going for an international style here. Good-. Buy again: Maybe. $11.99
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By writing "I won't judge", you just did.
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