Thai Glass Noodle Salad
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 2 ounces dried mung bean noodles (cellophane noodles)
- 1 -2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 whole boneless skinless chicken breast, coarsely chopped
- salt and pepper
- 1 fresh red chili peppers or 1 green chili pepper, such as serrano, chopped
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons nam pla (Thai fish sauce)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3 shallots, peeled, thinly sliced
- 1⁄2 cup cilantro leaf
- 6 ounces cooked bay shrimp
- thinly shredded lettuce, such as iceberg
- 1 -2 tablespoon crisp-fried shallot, see note (optional)
directions
- Put mung bean noodles in a bowl and pour in lukewarm water to cover. Let soak until soft and pliable (about 15 minutes). Drain.
- Add noodles to a large pot of boiling water. Reduce to medium heat; cook until noodles are plump and glasslike (3 to 5 minutes). Drain in a colander; rinse with cold water; drain again.
- Cut into 3- or 4-inch lengths. Chill.
- Pour oil into a hot wok or skillet. Add chicken; saute until it loses its pink color. Break into small morsels. Season with salt and pepper. Let cool.
- Mix together chile, lime juice, nam pla, sugar, shallots and cilantro; pour over noodles and mix thoroughly. Add the chicken, shrimp and chilled noodles; mix well.
- Serve on a bed of thinly shredded lettuce.
- Garnish with the optional crisp-fried shallots.
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I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.