Dan dan noodle soup recipe

Ingredients

• 0.5 tbsp vegetable oil
• 230 g minced (ground) lamb (or frozen vegan mince and 1/4 tsp yeast extract for a vegan alternative)
• 2 tsp garlic paste, or 3–4 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped
• 1 tbsp ginger paste or 5cm (2in) piece of fresh root ginger, chopped
• 1 carrot, finely diced
• 1 large onion, finely diced
• 120 g dried wheat noodles
• 1 spring onion (scallion), finely sliced, to garnish