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HistoricFoodie
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Posted: 01 June 2012 at 05:12 |
Here’s another great dish from Linda Stephen’s Complete Book of Thai Cooking. For my taste it could use a bit more hot chili sauce. But for Friend Wife---who doesn’t do heat---it was right on the button: Glass Noodle Salad with Chicken and Shrimp ¾ cup dried wood fungus strips 4 oz dried bean thread (cellophane) noodles 2 tbls vegetable oil 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 tbls chopped fresh gingerroot 8 oz boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in small pieces 4 oz peeled and deveined shrimp, finely chopped 1 tbls soy sauce 2 tsp sesame oil ¼ cup lime juice 2 tbls fish sauce 1 tbls brown sugar 1 tsp hot chili sauce ½ cup thinly sliced celery ½ red onion, thinly sliced 2 green onions, chopped 2 tbls chopped roasted peanuts Fresh cilantro sprigs Fresh red chili strips 1. In a bowl, cover fungus strips with warm water and let soften for 20 minutes. Drain. 2. Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, cover noodles with warm water and let stand for 5 minutes, or until softened. Drain, then cook noodles in a large amount of boiling wqater for 1 minutes. Drain, rinse well with cold water, cut into 6-inch lengths and place in a large bowl (if noodles dry out, rise again with cold water and drain well before using). 3. Heat a wok over medium0high heat and add vegetable oil. Add garlic and ginger and stir-fry for 30 seconds, or until fragrant. 4. Add chicken, shrimp, soy sauce and sesame oil and cook for 2 minutes, or until just cooked. Stir in softened fungus strips. Remove from heat, cool for 15 minutes and add to softened noodles. 5. Meanwhile in a small bowl, stir together lime juice, fish sauce, sugar and chili sauce. Add to noodles with bell pepper, celery, red onion and green onions. Toss to combine ingredients, trying not to break noodles. 6. Garnish with peanuts, cilantro, and chilies. |
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Rod Franklin
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I don't know how I missed this, Brook. I have all the stuff to make this so I want to give it a go.
I think I know what needs to be done but I have a question. In step 4 you state, "Remove from heat, cook 15 minutes..." This confuses me somewhat, can you elaborate? |
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Sorry, Rod. That should read "cool" rather than "cook."
I'll go fix it right now.
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BTW, it doesn't have to be glass noodles. This salad works with just about any Asian noodle; raman, soba, rice. I've since made it with sweet potato noodles (a Thai specialty) and found it even better that way.
Wouldn't surprise me at all to find that vermicelli or other thin spagetti would also work.
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Margi Cintrano
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Brook, Glass noodles ... sounds lovely ... Are your glass noodles wheat or rice ? I see in the Asian section of the interntl. market, El Corte Inglés, rice cellophane noodes and they come in a variety of shapes; from a thick like fettuccini style to a thin style ... Which do you recommend ?
Shall put in on our wkend list ... Sounds lovely.
Thanks in advance,
Margaux.
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Neither of the above, Margi. They are bean thread noodles.
Salads like this usually use thin noodles. But there's no rule not to go thicker. Personally, I would avoid the very wide ones. But anything up to, say raman or fettuccini size should be ok.
If you can find them, sweet potato noodles are my favorite for this dish.
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Margi Cintrano
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Brook,
We have an underground Asian Market ( in subway for years ) which hosts, Korean, Chinese and Indian Markets ... I shall go browse around for bean / legume noodles cellophane noodles ... and see if I can find some Sweet Potato varieties too ...
Its a lovely recipe ...
Thanks for your help;
Margaux.
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Rod Franklin
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I made this and it's good. Hmmm... Thai food. That perfect balance of sweet, savory, sour and heat. All with a bright herb component. It always makes me feel satisfied but never over stuffed. I had to make a few small adjustments to get the balance I was after and I handled the ingredients a little differently, but this is a good dish and very representative of what is good about Thai food.
To be more specific, I used less lime juice. I like to sneak up on the amount of acid I use in things, always adding a little and working up to where I like it. In this case I used less. I did add a little more sweetness, but just a tiny bit. I made it hotter too and added enough cilantro to make it more than just a garnish. As far as ingredient handling goes, I always just soak bean threads in a big bowl of boiled water till they got the "a little less than done" going on, leaving them still able to soak up additional flavors and finish cooking without going mushy. I also rinse the dried fungus well to remove any dirt and whatnot then boil in a small quantity of water for 10 or 15 minutes. The cooking water goes in the boiled water that the bean threads soak in. Good food! Thanks Brook. |
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This dish sounds great, and I can only imagine how nice it would look ~ you guys need cameras!
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I do. I really do. And it bugs me no end that I can't put up a few pictures. I know that's what you want this place to be, and I ain't gettin' it done. I can't help be feel I've misplaced the stupid thing. But where do I draw the line? When do I give up on it, and spend money that's hard enough to come by to buy another? If I found the camera later I would be many pissed.
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I've misplaced mine before, and it took me a while to find it. I remember thinking at the time that I need to install a beeper or homing device on it!
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Oh yeah, I've often wished those many small things I've misplaced would just make some small noise. Anything to let me know where they are. Never happens...
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Margi Cintrano
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Brook, Here is a photo I had snapped of the dish, while we were sitting down for lunch ...
I had finally figured out how to sub a few of your ingredients that I am allergic to ( soy ) or never employ ( any oil except Evoo ).
OUR GLASS NOODLES WITH SHRIMP & CHICKEN BREAST ...
Have nice Sunday. Thanks for the recipe.
Margaux.
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