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Magical Rice Noodles

Magical Rice Noodles

As part of the filming we did last week we took up the challenge to produce a three course meal for around our usual daily budget. We normally just have one large main course each and pick at leftovers.

So although nobody will be interested in me typing up yet another stir-fry recipe. I thought it might be fun to let you into a little secret we discovered. There are quite a few starch based dry goods with will behave like Popadums if you throw them into your deep fat fryer. One of our favourites are Glass Rice Noodles from the local Asian Supermarket. They added a bit of visual interest and crunch, but also bulked the dish out for a few pence.

Method:-

(1) Pre-heat the fryer to 170c.
(2) Once the Oil is hot test your noddles by throwing a short length in. If it puffs and pops up dramatically all is good.
(3) Fry small batches and drain over kitchen paper.
(4) Use to dress the top of Asian dishes and sprinkle with a little Paprika for colour.

 

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Ingredients:-

1 Onion, diced
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
2 Celery Sticks, sliced
1 Long Red Pepper, chopped thickly
320g of Smoked Sausage, thickly sliced
1 Tsp of Sweet Smoked Paprika
½ Tsp of Ground Cumin
½ Tsp of Chilli Flakes
1 Tin of Chopped Tomatoes, plus a tin of Water
1 Tin of Cannelloni Beans, drained
250g of Fresh Spinach
2 Tbsp of Breadcrumbs mixed with Mixed Herbs (Gluten free here)
Oil to fry
Salt & Pepper to season

Method:-

(1) Add Oil to a Dutch Oven of large frying pan over a medium heat.
(2) Add the Onions and season with Salt & Pepper.
(3) Cook until softened, then add the Garlic, Celery, and Peppers.
(4) Stir and cook for a further 2 minutes.
(5) Add the Sliced Sausage and fry until it is browned.
(6) Reduce the heat and add the Paprika, Chilli Flakes, Cumin and stir in.
(7) Add the Chopped Tomatoes and bring to the boil.
(8) Reduce the heat and simmer for 40 minutes covered, stirring occasionally.
(9) Add the Beans and Spinach and warm through.
(10) Scatter the Herbed Breadcrumbs over and place under a pre-heated grill until the Breadcrumbs are golden brown.

We served ours with mixed Rice and fried Bok choy. A really tasty dish for not a lot of money.
 

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