We love organic noodles in our house including Somen, Ramen and my favourite - Udon
The littlies love noodles as they learn to use chopsticks and having the bowl closer to their face and dropping food and trying to pick it up is all part of the fun.
Chops sticks that have an attachment at the top do help to keep them in little hands
Here's a recipe that works well for my littlies - they love the sweetness of the veg and the crunch of the meatballs
Maple Veg and Meatballs for pre-schoolers
Ingredients – serves 2 preschoolers
1 serving stack of Somen Noodles (we use Hakubaku but whatever brand you can get will do the same)
2 Tbsp organic maple syrup
1 small white organic onion, sliced thinly
2 small organic rainbow carrots – try one orange and one red
1 Tbsp organic coconut oil
8 small handmade organic pure beef meatballs - made by rolling about 2 tsp
of ground meat together tightly
10 or so sliced mango pieces (fresh)
portion of frozen peas
Instructions
1 - cook Somen noodles as per instruction and drain and leave to cool
slightly
2 – put coconut oil into frying pan and cook meatballs, turning, so they
are cooked all the way through and crispy brown all over
3 – put meatballs on a plate to cool
4 – using the same frying pan cook the sliced onion until soft and golden
coloured
5 – add the thin slices of carrot and continue to cook until softening and
golden glisten on the surface
6 – add 1 Tbsp of Maple syrup and continue to cook on the medium heat until
surface becomes slightly tacky and the syrup has caramelised the veggies
7 – take the frying pan off the heat
8 – Boil up a portion of frozen peas for a couple of minutes until
cooked
9 – Add the peas and noodles to the frying pan and gently stir to mix
evenly
10 – Put noodle mixture in to bowls, place meatballs over the top and
drizzle with rest of Maple syrup
11 – sprinkle over sliced mango pieces and serve – YUM!!!
