Ten minutes, two people

There are times when sourcing ingredients for dinner is half the fun. When browsing shops and recipes is a leisure pursuit, when you want your home to slowly fill with the scent of something slowly roasting or simmering gently in the oven.
And there are times when you just want to get dinner on the fricking table. Days when your train is delayed and there are also delays on the district line. When even the Asda is shut and you have nothing but glace cherries, peanut butter and gravy granules in the cupboard. And you are, bien sur, also starving.
Now while I am all for shopping at local indepdents and having a chat about provenance, there are times when only Tesco Express will do. I hate TE for many reasons, not least that they are expensive, only stock the most expensive of everything and a huge array of processed food, I have one 20 seconds from my flat so find myself there more often than not. So when I found this recipe for a super-quick dinner with TE-type ingredients, I was actually pretty grateful and it is something I whip up often on a Monday night when I get home at nearly 9 from Zumba. I start it before I've even got my coat off and dinner can be on the table in 15 minutes from getting in through the door.

Heat 1 tsp of rapeseed oil in a large frying pan
Add three spring onion, finely sliced, and also a red chili if you want
Add two salmon fillets, chopped into large chunks
When they are a bit cooked, add a pack of prawns
When nearly cooked, throw in 1/2 tablespoon of soy, the same of fish sauce and a tsp of mirin.
Stir, don't worry if the salmon flakes
Add in udon noodles, enough for two.
Stir.

I generally now sit down for 5 minutes to let the whole mess catch slightly on the bottom of the pan.

Stir and serve. It is suggested that some chopped coriander might be nice to finish it off but I would rather starve than choose to eat the herb-that-can't-be-named.

And, if you have something nice for dinner on a Monday, it makes Monday a bit less bad. Although, I've often been of the opinion that it is actually Tuesday which is the worst day of the week, but that's for another day.

GG x