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01 May 2007

Rice noodle recipe ideas? Hello bunnies. I have some rice noodles and I would like some ideas as to what to do with them.→[More:] I have eaten Pad Thai (which I like a lot) three times in the last week, so that's out. I will eat pretty much anything, am not vegetarian but I don't object to veggy recipes, and I have access to a Chinese supermarket and a normal fruit and veg market (which also sells meat and fish).

So, what have you got? Also, noodle preparation hints would be welcome, as the rice noodles (flat stick things) turned out quite tough last time.

post by: altolinguistic at: 08:37 | 24 comments

Singapore Noodle!

posted by essexjan 01 May | 09:02

Rice noodles are sooooo great tossed with chopped artichoke hearts and cracked black pepper. Maybe some locatelli romano if you're into cheese (I'm not).

posted by iconomy 01 May | 09:07

Make Pho. Beef Pho, yo. Catch the pho phever baby. Up with pho, down with pholessness. I suggest you make pho.

posted by Divine_Wino 01 May | 09:22

PHO!

posted by Divine_Wino 01 May | 09:22

ooooooh, iconomy that sounds good.

posted by altolinguistic 01 May | 09:26

It is! If you used canned, which are actually very good, use the juice in the can too. Chop up the artichokes and saute them with butter in a pan, with some salt and pepper. Add a little olive oil, some chopped garlic, the cheese, and at the last minute, add the juice of the can. Then add the noodles to that and toss till heated through. My fav quick dinner!

posted by iconomy 01 May | 09:31

Yeah, that's great. Seriously make Pho. I'm not kidding around now.

posted by Divine_Wino 01 May | 09:37

I can't believe no one's suggested Pho yet.

posted by iconomy 01 May | 09:41

Yeah, that would be pretty good right now, some Pho. I'm going to order pho for lunch now. I like getting it from the crazy pho place, but it's sooooo salty, like drinking a pint of beefy sea water. Awesome.

posted by Divine_Wino 01 May | 09:49

Did someone say pho? Ooh, pho. I have budget concerns about the beef, though :(

Right, off to the market.

posted by altolinguistic 01 May | 09:52

Listen altolinguistic, you can use cheap ass London Broil, slice it thin as you can, one London Broil gives you more than enough beef to stuff four people to the gills on Pho.

posted by Divine_Wino 01 May | 10:01

Just walked over to the Vietnamese place. I am having Pho Bo right now. Thanks for the suggestion Divine_Wino.

posted by arse_hat 01 May | 10:02

OK, I used to live in London and I had to Google 'London broil'. Point taken, but I think iconomy wins this round. I'll let you know how my future pho experiments go.

posted by altolinguistic 01 May | 10:16

I'm not going to take this lying down.

posted by Divine_Wino 01 May | 10:28

London Broil is unknown here. Well, we do have it, but it's called flank steak. You would get a look of "wha?" from the butcher if you asked for London Broil.

posted by essexjan 01 May | 11:06

Mmmmmm pho. Soak the noodles in cold water for a bit, it helps keep them from getting tough when cooked.

Also good: cook the noodles and rinse in cold water, slice up some cucumbers and carrots into long thin strips, toss everything with a bit of soy sauce and sesame oil and sugar and salt, serve chilled. I have no measurements, but you won't need very much of each.
Even better WITH CILANTRO (yeah I said it).

posted by casarkos 01 May | 11:14

This is more bun than pho. But yeah, make pho. This is good though: Beef with rice noodles

posted by Fuzzbean 01 May | 11:36

thanks, ej, I knew you'd be able to cross the cultural divide. And thanks, casarkos, for the cooking advice, and yes, whatever I cook will have coriander in it. I'm not one of those people.

D_W, pho is going on the list of foods I will eat very soon, ok?

posted by altolinguistic 01 May | 11:48

I like sesame/peanut sauce on rice noodles. with cilantro on top.

posted by theora55 01 May | 12:15

ok.

posted by Divine_Wino 01 May | 13:09

fresh spring rolls

crab, with noodles, cilantro, fish sauce, and lime juice

posted by small_ruminant 01 May | 14:21

Is it too late to suggest pho?

That's what I had for lunch, I walked all the way to Mulberry st. to get it and I also had summer rolls with shrimp and Vietnamese iced coffee. Fantastic. I had the Pho Tai Bo with rare, rare, rare beef.

Also if I was in London I would make a scene when the butcher didn't know what London Broil was. I'd just pitch a huge, giant fit. "WHAT THE FUCK?"

posted by Divine_Wino 01 May | 15:25

Pad Thai! Good god. Life would be a cold, empty trudge to the grave without Pad Thai. Of course, I don't have a good recipe handy right now, but I'm sure you'd have no trouble finding one that looks good to you. It's not hard to make, really!

Soaking is indeed essential to avoid tough cardboardy noodles. I soak them in hot water for about 15 mins.

Also, you could make pho. Man, do I miss pho. I will also add that Pho Bich Nga is one of the most unfortunate restaurant names I have ever encountered.

posted by elizard 02 May | 22:59

I will throw in one recently discovered truth about rice noodles: DO NOT PUT THEM DOWN THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL.

Seriously.

The past three days of my life have been characterized by a rice-noodles-in-the-disposal incident.

Blood was shed.

posted by mudpuppie 03 May | 00:36

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