Look, it’s really hard to write this article. It’s like asking me to choose my favourite out of my six children — it just can’t happen. But after some recent therapy and the threat of having someone else write this article (namely George Calombaris), I was forced to choose but came back with a compromise.
I am assuming you always have extra virgin olive oil in the cupboard, leftover wine (never throw out dregs, keep them in a glass bottle), Megachef light soy sauce, great balsamic vinegar or Vino Cotto, garlic, onions or shallots, sea salt and good quality peppercorns.
I know I'm cheating a little here but please hear me out.
It's not your average pantry list, but here they are, in order.
5. Organic vegan ramen noodle kits
MSG free and so simple. With most of my week taken up being busy as an Uber driver or whatever else I have to do, these kits are a game changer. This takes me 15 minutes to prepare — tops.I use the Samurai brand, but there are many options on the market, and I find they’re all very consistent. When you are out of time, simply add 500ml of Maggie Beer Natural Chicken stock to a saucepan, then 2 sachets of the sauce and the noodles. Bring it to the boil and throw in some chopped up greens, broccoli and shredded leftover meat or fish from the night before. You can also just grab a roast chicken from the supermarket on the way home and add this. They are always stocked in my cupboard along with some organic Japanese dashi sauce. Adding a splash of this whilst the pot is still simmering takes it all to a new level.
