Some more meat for Geoff...

Tonight I made a stir-fry noodle dish with veggies, and I ended up adding some shrimp to it to make the rest of the fam happy. And, to be honest, I like shrimp. So I guess I added it for that reason too. :) Recipe:

• Cut and prepare all vegetables (feel free to add and subtract veggies as you so desire): one small yellow/sweet onion (cut into about 1/2 inch pieces), 1 stalk of broccoli (cut into small florets, keep leaves, and discard most of main stalk), 1 large carrot (cut into matchsticks), 1 half (or whole) yellow or red pepper (I used yellow; cut into about 1/2 inch pieces), 1 head of bok choy (cut into about 1-inch pieces; baby bok choy preferable, if a larger head, you probably won't use all of it), and 1 medium tomato (cut into relatively large pieces).
• Prepare 8-0z box of udon noodles according to package, drain, add about 1 tbs soy sauce, set aside.
• Heat skillet at medium/medium-low heat with olive oil, 2 cloves minced garlic (or 2 tsp garlic powder), 1 tsp fresh minced ginger (or 1 tsp ground ginger), and 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Add onion and saute until slightly browning.
• Add hardest vegetables, then softer vegetables, and saute until tender. (For me, I added all of the vegetables at the same time and covered the skillet occasionally to steam and help tenderize.) Add soy, ginger, garlic, and/or cinnamon as desired.
  
• While vegetables cook, heat another skillet at medium heat with 2 tbs soy sauce and about 30 peeled shrimp. Saute shrimp while vegetables saute as desired.
• When initial vegetable are fairly tender, add bok choy pieces and saute (covering occasionally) until leaves are wilted.
• Remove skillets from heat. Add tomato wedges to vegetable mix. Then, combine vegetables, shrimp, and noodles. Add soy sauce as desired, and serve.
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Mmmmmm.... Very good and flavorful. Cinnamon and fresh ginger really stood out. It was popular with all of the family, and I'll be making it again. Perhaps playing around with other veggies (asparagus? water chestnuts? red pepper? pineapple?). One thing: this meal, with the big eaters in my family, just satisfied the four of us. So, if you have a hungry family, you might want to look for a bigger package of udon, add more vegetables or protein, or serve with an appropriate side dish or appetizer--I know we'll need to do something next time we make this for the whole family.