Instructions

Prep:

1. Prepare the fresh and dry ingredients: Chop/slice the garlic, spring onion, fresh red chilies, ginger, and Asian greens as indicated in the ‘Ingredients’ section. Toast the Sichuan red peppercorns for a minute in a skillet until aromatic. Use a mortar and pestle to grind into a coarse powder and set aside. (Note: If using whole cumin seeds, toast with the Sichuan peppercorns and grind too. Add both into the wok in step 4.)
2. Make the sauce: Whisk together the low sodium light soy sauce, Shao Xing rice wine, oyster sauce, white sugar, ground cumin, crushed red pepper flakes and sesame oil in a measuring cup or small bowl until thoroughly combined.
3. Prepare the salmon: Remove the salmon fillet from the packaging it came in and gently pat-dry with paper towels. Place on a plate and season with kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste.

For the Spicy Cumin Noodles with Salmon:

1. Pan-fry the salmon: Heat ½ tablespoon canola oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, place the seasoned salmon fillet skin side down in the skillet and allow to sear for 1 minute. Turn the fillet over and cook for 1-2 minutes. Use tongs to turn the fillet onto its side and cook each side for 15-20 seconds or until crisp and browned too. Once cooked to your liking, switch off the heat and transfer to a clean plate to rest.
2. Prepare the noodles: Bring a small pot of water to a boil and place the noodle cake in it. Use tongs to grab onto the cake and gently shake to loosen the strands. Once loosened and tender, drain into a colander and run cold water on top to prevent sticking. (Note: If using dried or frozen noodles, cook according to package instructions.)
3. Stir-fry the aromatics: Heat 2 tablespoons canola oil in a large wok (or heavy bottomed deep edged frying pan) over high heat. Once hot, lower the heat to medium-high and add the spring onion white and light green parts and ginger. Stir-fry for 20 seconds until you can smell the ginger, then add the garlic and red chilies and stir-fry for another 20 seconds until fragrant.
4. Add the Asian greens: Add the Asian greens and stir-fry for 30 seconds or until just starting to wilt and soften.
5. Add the noodles, sauce and Sichuan red peppercorns: Add the noodles and pour the sauce over them. Sprinkle the ground Sichuan peppercorn on top. Stir-fry for 1 minute, until the noodles are evenly coated with the sauce and the Asian greens are crisp tender.
6. Toss through spring onion: Toss through most of the spring onion dark green parts (reserve a few pieces for garnish) and switch off the heat.
7. To Serve: Transfer to a plate or bowl. Peel off and discard the skin of the salmon fillet if desired and place on top of the noodles. Garnish with the reserved spring onion dark green parts and serve immediately.