Tuna with spicy chilli noodles

I fancied something totally different after all the heavy Christmas food and this really hit the spot!

Ingredients (serves 1)
1 tuna steak
1 nest fine egg noodles
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/4 tsp lazy ginger, finely chopped
2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp mirin
1/8 tsp lazy red chilli

* mix together all the ingredients except the noodles and tuna to form a dressing
* cook the noodles and drain
* cook the tuna in a griddle pan for a couple of minutes per side
* mix the noodles with the dressing and serve with the tuna on top

Teriyaki salmon

Ingredients (serves 2)
2 salmon fillets
3 tbsp Soy sauce
1 tbsp mirin
1/2 tsp grated ginger
1/2 tsp honey
1 clove garlic, crushed

* mix the soy sauce, mirin, ginger garlic and honey in a flat dish
* add the salmon fillets and leave to marinade for at least half an hour
* heat and lightly oil a griddle pan, then griddle the salmon until cooked through
* while the salmon cooks, heat the left over marinade in a small pan until reduced and thickened and pour over the salmon to serve. 

I served the salmon with egg noodles, which I stir fried with some thinly sliced carrot, courgette, onion and some cashew nuts and seasoned with soy sauce and chilli. Also good are bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, broccoli or water chestnuts. 

Sausage Surprise

This has been a fave of my daughter's for years, and cooks in next to no time. It was something my mum used to cook with her Guides and my dad always said the 'surprise' is that it tastes pretty good. :-)

Ingredients (serves 1)
1 pack super noodles
2 or 3 hot dog sausages, sliced
Handful frozen peas or sweetcorn

* Cook noodles according to pack instructions, adding the sausages and veg at the start

Any flavour of noodles works, but we usually use mild curry.