NO CARBs chinese stir-fry noodles

NO CARBs chinese stir-fry noodles

Shirataki are very low carbohydrate, low calorie, thin, translucent, gelatinous traditional Japanese noodles made from devil's tongue yam (elephant yam or the konjac yam). The word "shirataki" means "white waterfall", describing the appearance of these noodles. Largely composed of water and glucomannan, a water-soluble dietary fiber, they have little flavor of their own.

Here, Slim rice pasta (http://www.noodlesonly.com/eat-water-slim-rice/) is used to make 'chow mein'. It is a regular fried noodles you buy in takeaways or in Chinese restaurants. An alternative to egg noodles, it contains very little carbohydrate and it contains minimal gluten.  The recipe included here is suitable for diabetic and food enthusiasts who love to eat but are counting calories.

Chinese chow mein

 

 Recipe for 2 serving bowls 

Cooking time:10 minutes

• 1 packet of Slim Rice (To buy: http://www.noodlesonly.com/eat-water-slim-rice/)  
• groundnut oil
• 2-3 tablespoons low-salt soy sauce 
• 2-3 tablespoons dark thick soy sauce 
• 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds. 
• 1 thumb-sized piece fresh root ginger thinly sliced.  
• 2 cloves of chopped garlic. 
•  ½-1 fresh red chilli to your taste thinly sliced1 chopped shallot 
• 2 spring onions.chopped
• a handful mangetout
• a handful cabbage
• 1 carrot thinly sliced. 
• may add mushrooms as option 

Cooking instructions:

1. There will be a starch odour when open the Slim Rice® but it will soon off after rinsing it under warm water tap 2 to 3 times. Strain all the water out before cooking.

2. Heat the groundout oil and the fry the chopped shallots, ginger and garlic for approximately a minute until it is aromatic.

3.  Add all the vegetables and the rinsed noodles. Fry the mix for another one minute.

4.  Season the noodles with soy sauce, dark soy sauce and salt according to your taste

5. When the vegetables are soft pour it into two bowls. (Some may like their vegetables crunchy therefore remove from heat after it is mixed).  Sprinkle sesame seeds on top of the cooked noodles before serving.

Note: you may add mushrooms, water chestnuts, cooked prawns or cooked chicken if you fancy it.