Spicy Tuna & Stir Fried Chinese Noodles with Peas, Corn & Peppers
December 9, 2009 in Uncategorized
I traipsed ALL OVER Durban – yesterday!!! All to no avail - i was having a major tuna craving. Eventually i had to resort to frozen tuna from Woolies. HARDLY a reasonable substitue, but, in the face of gulishing and craving like a pregnant woman – i just had to make do. We really don’t get the best fish here, which seems like a travesty because we are on the coast. Maybe all them foreign trawlers have taken all our fish ………. who knows!!
INGREDIENTS
Tuna Steaks
Chinese Egg Noodles
garlic finely chopped – about 8 cloves
ginger – 1 Thumb finely grated
chilli – 1 finely chopped
onion – 1 large one chopped
One cup of fresh corn
One orange or red pepper chopped
1 punnet of Mange tout peas
XiaoXhing Rice Wine – or Sherry
Peanut Oil – or sunflower oil
Soy Sauce
2 tsp sugar
Sesame Oil
Garlic Chives – Snip them into the finished dish with a pair of scissors
Golden Mountain Sauce – avb @ Pick n Pay
Chinese Fish Spice
Boil the chinese noodles until tender in salted water. Drain and sprinkle with
sesame oil to keep them moist. Set aside.
In a wok – add enough peanut oil to coat the bottom of the wok. Heat this up to a nice hot temperature,
the oil needs to ripple with heat
add the garlic, ginger, onion and chilli and fry for about 2 minutes
add a good splash of the rice wine with the soy sauce and golden mountain sauce and about 2 tsp of
sugar and fry for one minute
Add the noodles and stir fry coating them nicely with all the veggies and sauce
check for seasoning, cut in the garlic chives and immediatel remove them to a serving dish.
Coat the Tuna Steaks with the chinese spice and flash fry them
in a griddle pan – don’t overcook them.
The tuna should still be pink in the middle – IF YOU DO MANAGE TO FIND FRESH TUNA!!!
Cut the steaks into strips and serve on top of a good helping of the
noodles.
As always taste your food while it is cooking – you may like to add an extra chilli for more heat -
or a dash more of soy sauce.
Buon Appetito!
kimstories said on December 9, 2009
Not sure where you live in Dbn – but in Hillcrest there is a really nice fish shop. also, you can get on his sms list and when he gets new stuff in off the boats – he lets you know. its so fresh, its almost live!
Line caught too – by real fishermen
sharonsmit said on December 9, 2009
Looks divine! Have a great day!:)
canda1 said on December 9, 2009
Looks divine!!! You are right about the fish in Durban, it is always a dissapointment when as you say you are on the coast!! Quite ironic!
ninatimm said on December 9, 2009
Love the five spice on the tuna!! Great meal Jan girl!!
samwilson said on December 9, 2009
How DELICIOUS does that look?
Kitchengirl said on December 9, 2009
Oh whoa! You go girl, what a delicious meal!
janicetripepi said on December 10, 2009
I am sending hubby – to the fish and meat market. Well, when he has enough time. I will report back! Durban could really do with a Fresh Fish Deli!!! Selling – fresh FRESH fish – and salmon caviar – bottarga – nice fresh fish roes!!! Oysters – prawns !!! Fresh salmon – they could smoke their own fish …. listen to me banging on and on!!!!!
janicetripepi said on December 10, 2009
Ohhhhhhhhh KimStories – i will give them my next born child!!!!!! How do i get onto this list????? Beg – Beg – Beg!!!
janicetripepi said on December 10, 2009
Had them for lunch Cin!!! soreee(even smaller voice!!!
janicetripepi said on December 10, 2009
Ag dankie skat – and it’s a really quick quick meat – chop chop!!!! haha … get it? OOoh i am in one of them moods today!!! Menopause is such a b@@#@## !!
janicetripepi said on December 10, 2009
Thanks Nina – i was in suuuuch a rush to post yester because was baby sitting my niece that i didnt even put the name in – i will do that today!!! Hope that finger is holding up!!! xxx jan
janicetripepi said on December 10, 2009
Hey Caro – it was 40 delicious!!! How are you veggies doing – I have a nice tomatoe tree growing in my boganvillea hedge in the front of my property – I think Max must have ditched the tomato out of his sarmies!!! He believes that he is allergic to all veggies!!!!! Useless child!!!!
tandy.sinclair said on December 10, 2009
it is so unfair you do not get fresh fish – on your next visit we will have to set up a fishing shopping experience
kimstories said on December 10, 2009
Hahahaha. Not sure that entirely necessary, but okay. If your first born is a strapping young man with good Italian genes I’ll have him
The fish shop is in the Richmon entre in Hillcrest. Does that mean anything to you? The number I get the smses from is 078 403 6414. You could try phoning them and maybe Bruce (the owner) can out you on like that. If that doesn’t work, send me a spaces and we can maje plan B.
He has Dorado at the moment – lip smacking!
janicetripepi said on December 10, 2009
I agree whole heartedly – i would just PLATZ to go into a fabulous fish shop or market, see rows and rows of shiny, FRESH, bright eyed firm fish all smiling at me. Mountains of ice and seaweed strewn all over the place!!! Oh don’t get me started!!! Mussels – clams – octopus – scallops – crayfish …………… i would kill for a meaty monk fish to roast with parma ham and vine tomatoes ….. i am getting depressed now!!!!
janicetripepi said on December 10, 2009
Thanks Shaz!!!
kimstories said on December 11, 2009
Did you win?
janicetripepi said on December 11, 2009
I left a message on his phone …. will report back. Fresh Dorado!!!!