Description
Embrace the art of turning leftovers into a culinary masterpiece, and let Sticky, Slurpy Noodles with Leftover Gammon become a cherished tradition in your holiday repertoire.
Ingredients
- 250g cooked leftover gammon/ham
- 1 Tsp chilli crisp
- 1 Tbsp diced ginger
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- 1 Tsp chili flakes
- 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 Tsp honey
- 1 Tsp soy sauce
- 2 noodle cakes (enough to serve 2 people)
Sauce
- 2 scallions
- 3 Tbsp ground nut or veg oil
- 1 knob/ 1 Tbsp peeled then grated ginger
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 Tsp soy sauce
- 4 Tbsp white sesame paste/tahini
- 1 Tbsp miso
- 1 Tbsp rice vinegar (to taste)
Topping: Optional
- Herb salad: Small handfuls each of mint and coriander, picked from the stems with one thinly sliced chilli.
OR
- Stir-fried greens of choice.
Instructions
- Cut the gammon into a medium dice, similar in texture to cooked mince, with some fine and some chunky bits.
- Start the sauce. Peel the ginger and garlic, then chop finely. Finely slice the spring onion. Place the bright green half into one bowl and the lower white part into another.
- To the bowl with the white spring onion, add half of the ginger and garlic. Heat the oil for the sauce in a wok until almost smoking, then pour in the white sliced spring onions. Season with 1 tsp soy and set aside.
- To the same wok on high heat, add a little more oil, then tip in the diced gammon. Stir fry until golden brown, then add the remaining garlic and ginger, 1 tsp of the sizzled scallion oil, chilli crisp, and chilli flakes, and stir fry. Add honey and rice vinegar and continue to cook until sticky and golden. Set the mixture aside in the pan off the heat
- Make your topping by either combining the picked herbs with the green spring onion and chilli or warm your greens of choice
- Cook the noodles according to the packet instructions in lots of boiling salted water.
- While the noodles cook, combine the remaining spring onion oil with the miso, tahini and rice vinegar.
- Drain the noodles, reserving some of the starchy water.
- Whisk the noodle water into the tahini mixture until it forms a pourable but thick sauce, a little thicker than double/heavy cream.
- Divide the ⅔ of the sauce between your serving bowls, then add the noodles. Drizzle the remaining sauce over the noodles. Warm the sticky gammon and divide it between the bowls.
- Serve with the topping of your choice and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 5-10 mins
- Cook Time: <30 mins
- Category: Mains
- Method: Stir fry
- Cuisine: Asian