Stir Fry With Soba Noodles

After the prep is done, this dish only takes minutes to cook!

Recipe for four:
1 packet soba noodles (3 bundles)
1 2" piece ginger, peeled and finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
1 small leek, white and pale green part only, sliced
1/2 c sweet potato, cubed smallish
1 red bell pepper, chopped large
1 poblano pepper
1 stem lemon grass, finely sliced
2 bulbs bok choy, chopped large
1 red onion, chopped large
Handful bean sprouts
Soy sauce
1 t fish sauce
1 T sesame oil
1 T chili paste
Grapeseed oil
Thai basil, chopped

Start the water for the noodles, they cook quite fast so follow the instructions on the packet.
If you have a wok, use it, otherwise use a large saute pan.  Place a good amount of grapeseed oil in the pan over high heat.  (When cooking on high heat, grapeseed oil is the best due to its high smoke point.)  When the oil's good and hot add the onion, sweet potato, peppers and leek, toss and/or stir so not to brown.  When close to being done, about 4 minutes, add the garlic and ginger and toss, then add the sesame oil, fish sauce and soy sauce and toss.  Now add the bean sprouts and toss and serve, you don't want to cook the sprouts, just warm them so they don't get soggy.

Serve with the noodles and garnish with the basil.

Bon Appetit!  Chef Hobbes