Steamed Orange Roughy With Buckwheat Noodles And Asparagus/mushr

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 1 lemon, quartered
• 1/4 bunch fresh flat leaf parsley, leaves separated from stalks
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 4 orange roughy fillets
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 6 ounces buckwheat noodles
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lb asparagus, trimmed, halved lengthwise
• 8 ounces fresh morels, quartered lengthwise
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of

Recipe

• 1 in a wok, combine the chicken stock, quartered lemon, parsley stalks and thyme. place the wok over medium-high heat and bring the stock to a boil. place the filets of orange roughy in the bamboo steamer. sprinkle the filets with salt and pepper.
• 2 place the bamboo steamer over the boiling liquid in the wok. cover the steamer and steam the fish for 4 to 6 minutes depending on thickness of filets, or until the fish is opaque and just cooked through. once the fish is cooked, remove the steamer from the wok. in a large saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil over high heat.
• 3 strain the stock from the wok into the saucepan of boiling water. return the liquid to a boil. add the noodles to the boiling liquid and cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until al dente, stirring often. heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in the wok over medium-high heat. swirl the wok to coat with the oil.
• 4 add the asparagus and morels and stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes. add the garlic to the wok and sauté for 1 minute. sprinkle the lemon zest and lemon juice over the vegetables and season with salt and pepper.
• 5 toss the stir-fried vegetables with 3 tablespoons of the noodle cooking liquid. remove from heat. strain the noodles from the cooking liquid, then season the noodles to taste with salt and pepper. toss the noodles with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
• 6 using a two-pronged carving fork, twist the noodles around the fork and divide them among 4 plates. place 1 orange roughy filet over each plate of noodles. divide the stir-fried vegetable among the 4 plates.