Soup noodle

Editing some photographs while contemplating making some soup noodles! However, I have already eaten but here is the soup noodles.

clockwise from top left: bits from fridge -shredded chicken and ham; finely sliced  peppers, celery, courgette, green beans and mushrooms; shredded white cabbage; shredded ginger, garlic and carrots; soaked noodles; watercress and sliced tomato.

First image shows the ingredients, second one shows the finished dish. 10 minutes chopping vegetables and shredding some chicken and a couple of slices of ham while the noodles soak in boiled water for about 4 minutes then drained. Quickly fry garlic and ginger (chillis optional)in a dessert spoon of oil for 2 minutes, add carrots and white cabbage for 1 minute then the rest of the vegetables for 1 minute. Add some chicken stock to cover, a little light soy sauce, (half a glass of white wine or sherry, optional), half teaspoon of sugar. As soon as it boils add the noodles, tomatoes, watercress and shredded meat, stir and season to taste then serve.

Quantities vary but this is enough for two people or a hungry gannet like me. As a guide the small bowls are little rice bowls only small amounts. Looking at the finished noodles it looks like I added some finely sliced radish and spring onion when everything was poured into the bowl.

As I have a basic electric cooker at the moment I use a frying pan rather than a wok -prefer woks but I've even done this in a pan on a bbq! At some point I will put together a list of ideas for this dish and its many variations and step by step photographs. Enjoy and thanks for looking.