Those who would criticise your chopstick skills must remember that something is only easy if you’ve been shown how. Only a gifted few manage to ride a bicycle without first using stabilisers, and Chinese cutlery is equally tricky. That’s why we’ve developed the (almost) patented, Hello Fresh Chopstick System. All you need is a couple of sticks, a piece of paper and a rubber band - within hours you’ll have more skills than Mr Miyagi himself. Good luck, young grasshopper!
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2
Garlic Clove
1
Red Chilli
2
Green Pepper
2
Pak Choi
2
Carrot
5
Coriander
4
Flank Steak
3
Egg Noodle Nest
(Contains Egg, Cereals containing gluten)
1
Sesame Oil
(Contains Sesame)
3
Sweet Soy Sauce
(Contains Cereals containing gluten, Soya)
4
Sesame Seeds
(Contains Sesame)
Peel and very finely chop the garlic. Chop the top off the chilli, cut in half lengthways and finely chop as much as you dare (we used the whole lot but we like it spicy!). Remove the core from the peppers and slice in half lengthways. Slice each half lengthways into very thin strips (around ½cm wide). Chop the base from the bok choy and discard before chopping the remainder widthways into 1cm pieces. Peel and chop the carrots into micro-thin sticks, then roughly chop the coriander.
Very, very thinly slice your steak into ribbons. If you happen to have some cornflour (or just plain flour) evenly coat the strips in 1½ tbsp. Tip: By thin, we mean wafer thin.
Boil a medium-sized pot of water with ¼ tsp of salt. Once it comes to a boil, cook the noodles for 4 mins before draining them and putting back in the pot with some cold water (this will stop them from overcooking). Tip: Let your appetite decide how many nests you want! We used 1 nest for 2 people.
Put a frying pan on medium-high heat and add the sesame oil. Once it’s really hot add in the steak and season with a good pinch of salt. Stir-fry it until it’s just browned off on the outside (this should take a couple of mins), then put on a plate for later.
Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a frying pan (you can use the same pan you just used for the steak) on medium-high heat and once it’s nice and hot add in the garlic and chilli. Drain your sweetcorn and add that too. Cook for 2 mins then add the pepper and carrot. Cook for 3 mins before adding the bok choy for a couple of mins.
Tip in the sweet soy sauce and steak and give everything a gentle stir before tossing in the drained noodles and coriander. Serve with a sprinkle of sesame seeds on top.
Take two chopsticks and wrap an elastic band tightly around the ends to keep them together. Next, take a small piece of paper and wedge this in between them so that you have essentially created a pair of tweezers. The height of HelloFresh technology!