Ingredients

• 2 onions
• a thumb-sized piece of ginger
• a couple of cloves of garlic
• 2 red chillies
• mixed wild mushrooms (250g)
• plain flour (200g + extra for rolling)
• 1 tbsp of tomato purée
• a large glass of red wine (250ml)
• 2 tbsp of mirin
• vegetable stock (125ml)
• 4 tbsp of soy sauce
• a bunch of tenderstem broccoli (300g)
• cup of soya beans, frozen (200g)
• udon noodles, fresh (500g)
• 2 generous tbsp of peanut butter, stirred with a little warm water.
• large shitake mushrooms (250g)
• sparkling water, kept ice cold (400ml)
• a handful of fresh coriander, chopped
• a few spring onions, sliced
• groundnut oil to fry

Recipe

peel then finely chop the onions, ginger and garlic.
deseed and chop the chillies.
take a handful of the mushrooms and roughly chop.
heat a shot of oil in a saucepan and chuck in half of the onions, garlic, ginger and chilli with the chopped mushrooms.
stir in a tablespoon of flour and the tomato purée.
pour in the red wine and let it bubble for a few minutes before adding the stock and 2 tbsp of soy sauce.
simmer the broth for 20 minutes then strain.
prepare the wild mushrooms by cutting into bite-sized chunks.
blanch the broccoli for about 3 minutes in boiling salted water.
heat another glug of oil in a wok and chuck in the remaining wild mushrooms (not the shitakes), the soya beans and the blanched broccoli.
fry over a high heat for a few minutes, then add the other half of the onion, ginger, garlic and chilli.
chuck in the noodles and stir in the peanut butter and remaining soy sauce.
preheat a fryer to 180ºC, or carefully heat some oil in a saucepan (never leave it unattended).
combine the sparkling water with the flour and a good pinch of salt.
dip the shitake mushrooms in the batter then place them in the fryer oil.
fry for 2-3 minutes until crisp and golden.
serve the noodles in a bowl with the crispy mushrooms on the side and a jug of the hot strained broth.
scatter the fresh coriander and sliced spring onions over everything and let people help themselves.

serves 4