Noodle Soup for Needy People

In ' Nigella Express' by Nigella Lawson

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 6  ounces udon noodles (dried, from a package)
• 3  cups chicken broth or 3  cups vegetable broth or 3  cups  dashi
• 2  tablespoons soy sauce
• 1  teaspoon  soft dark brown sugar
• 1  star anise
• 1  teaspoon  minced fresh ginger
• 3⁄4 cup bean sprouts
• 3⁄4 cup sugar snap pea
• 3⁄4 cup  sliced shiitake mushroom
• 1⁄2 cup  finely sliced baby bok choy
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

1. Cook the noodles according to package directions and while their water is boiling, fill a saucepan with broth, soy sauce, sugar, star anise, and ginger (when the noodles are done, drain them and put half in each bowl).
2. When the flavored broth comes to a boil, add the vegetables; they should be cooked before 2 minutes are up.
3. Pour half into each bowl, over the cooked and drained noodles, and sprinkle with cilantro.