shirataki noodles

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  • LOVE these noodles! I do a veggie stir fry with them twice a week. I currently use baby Bok Choy, onions, baby mushrooms, sliced carrots and the spaghetti noodles mixed with some teriyaki sauce and a splash of liquid smoke. You can use any sauce you like! I do a herb and garlic sauce with the fettuccini noodles and add grilled chx or shrimp. YUMMO! you cna play around and use any veggies of your choice.

    Ingredients:
    Olive oil spray or any spray oil of your choice
    One whole onion
    2 baby bok Choy bundles
    container of baby mushrooms or half
    two carrots peeled and slithered or sliced
    two packs of shirataki noodles
    Soy and teriyaki sauce to taste
    Garlic powder, white or ground pepper, season of your choice

    Rinse noodles in a coriander over hot water the pre boil in a pot for five minutes/ put into coriander to drain until needed
    Pre rinse all of your veggies except onion
    Peel and chop your onion into dices
    Twist off the top leaf part of bok Choy and chop as you would greens and chop stalk into small pieces as well
    Peel carrot and slice to your likings (I use my apple peeler and make thin slithers)

    Spray a large nonstick Pan with oil and add onions stir for a few minutes then add carrots, stir then add bok Choy
    Stir for a few minutes then add noodles and continue to stir for a few more minutes
    Add mushrooms and sauces of your choice. One pound of this is less than 200 calories per serving! Yummo!
  • HonkyTonks
    HonkyTonks Posts: 1,193 Member
    LOVE these noodles! I do a veggie stir fry with them twice a week. I currently use baby Bok Choy, onions, baby mushrooms, sliced carrots and the spaghetti noodles mixed with some teriyaki sauce and a splash of liquid smoke. You can use any sauce you like! I do a herb and garlic sauce with the fettuccini noodles and add grilled chx or shrimp. YUMMO! you cna play around and use any veggies of your choice.

    Ingredients:
    Olive oil spray or any spray oil of your choice
    One whole onion
    2 baby bok Choy bundles
    container of baby mushrooms or half
    two carrots peeled and slithered or sliced
    two packs of shirataki noodles
    Soy and teriyaki sauce to taste
    Garlic powder, white or ground pepper, season of your choice

    Rinse noodles in a coriander over hot water the pre boil in a pot for five minutes/ put into coriander to drain until needed
    Pre rinse all of your veggies except onion
    Peel and chop your onion into dices
    Twist off the top leaf part of bok Choy and chop as you would greens and chop stalk into small pieces as well
    Peel carrot and slice to your likings (I use my apple peeler and make thin slithers)

    Spray a large nonstick Pan with oil and add onions stir for a few minutes then add carrots, stir then add bok Choy
    Stir for a few minutes then add noodles and continue to stir for a few more minutes
    Add mushrooms and sauces of your choice. One pound of this is less than 200 calories per serving! Yummo!

    Beautiful!! Thanks :)
  • Crystal817
    Crystal817 Posts: 2,021 Member
    I love these noodles. I use the tofu kind which have 40 calories for the entire bag!

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    Noodles, chicken and mushrooms in a chili garlic peanut sauce. :smile:
  • Thanks for the recipe. Im going to try that. And that picture below looks sooooooo delicious. :0)
  • pearlymae
    pearlymae Posts: 100 Member
    bump
  • PinUpGirlAtHeart
    PinUpGirlAtHeart Posts: 138 Member
    I have some recipes in my hungry girl book that calls for those if you want 'em. Haven't tried them, but I have yet to find stuff like that that I need. It also has the nutrional info with each recipe.
  • Laura_beau
    Laura_beau Posts: 1,029 Member
    I have found these noodles in my local asian supermarket- and they are also known as Konnyaku (Keep an eye out for this). They are found in the refrigerated section (as they are packed in water).

    They are made from the Konjac yam. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konjac

    I would only use these in oriental style dishes that would normally use an oriental noodle (Like egg/rice/udon) and not as a substitute for pasta (I know they call pasta 'noodles' in the US). Make sure you rinse them very well prior to cooking.

    Try in oriental soups like pho, or chicken noodle soup, or in stir fry's. But my fave:

    -1 pack rinsed shiritaki/konnyaku noodles- cooked as per pack instructions and cooled.
    - 1 cup cucumber shavings (done with a veg peeler)
    - 1/2 carrot, shaved
    - 1 cup large cooked, peeled king prawns (or any large prawns, shrimp or squid).
    - 1 cup beansprouts
    - small handful fresh coriander (cilantro) chopped.
    - small handful fresh mint, chopped
    - 1/2 red onion, sliced thinly or 3 salad/spring onions chopped

    Dressing:
    - 2 tbsp water
    - 1 tsp sugar/splenda
    - 1/2 fresh red chilli pepper, chopped fine
    - 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
    - juice of 1/2 a lime

    Mix the ingredients together and toss in dressing.

    Whole salad is only 140 calories and its HUGE :o) If you need to up the cals add chopped roasted peanuts and mix through.
  • I have the tofu ones in the fridge - just bought them at safeway in the veggie section - where they keep the tofu. I have not tried them yet but plan on using them in a stirfry this weekend.

    You can also buy them online at http://www.thelowcarbgrocery.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=132_137&osCsid=d59495a2b92d6c4b6b50b01cb89c2719 I have bought from these guys before (not the noodles though) and I have not had any problems.
  • Hurricane_C
    Hurricane_C Posts: 806 Member
    I know I'm way behind on this ... but I just tried these a few days ago and absolutely love them. I'd read about them on here and decided to try to find them... and lo and behold the health food store not 5 min from my apt had them on sale :) I think they smell a bit odd, but substitute wonderfully in place of pasta. And I'm definitely a pasta girl. So far I've had them in stir fry and also just with some marinara sauce. And only 20-25 cal per serving! New favorite item.
  • NYCDutchess
    NYCDutchess Posts: 622 Member
    Let them soak in some kind of broth over night, then blanch them or stir fry them.
    Their consistancy is weird. I do not suggest use as a "pasta" more as a noodle with a stir fry.
  • I cant wait to try the bag I bought this weekend. :)
  • veniceit
    veniceit Posts: 112 Member
    Funny I live in Canada, Toronto area and can get Shirataki noodles no problem at the Asian grocery store. But really hard to find any Mexican food as well.

    Ven
  • jamiesadler
    jamiesadler Posts: 634 Member
    They really have no flavor so you can add them to anything. They are a good filler and have no cals. You can buy them online at miraclenoodles.com and I think they even have rice now. I like the angel hair ones.
  • WishfulShrinking331
    WishfulShrinking331 Posts: 244 Member
    I don't like the texture but you can get them at Shoprite...Hungry Girl brand
  • CM9178
    CM9178 Posts: 1,251 Member
    I guess I made the mistake of trying to substitute them for pasta dishes, thanks to Hungry Girl. She had so many pasta recipes subsituting these noodles for regular pasta, so I tried them and I thought they were disgusting. I didn't like the texture, taste, anything about them and I ended up throwing out the entire meal. I had actually emailed Hungry Girl about it (this was before she got "famous") and she told me that "they weren't for everyone".
    But I'd never seen an Asian recipe for them, so maybe these are worth another try?

    *Edit* - I just posted another thread about this - but this website sells them as well http://www.lindasdietdelites.com/
  • Mrsairforce
    Mrsairforce Posts: 130
    They have them at Whole Foods. I couldnt stomach them. BLECH
  • shellyt1
    shellyt1 Posts: 119
    Calories are 20 and low carb and fat! Very good sub to the real thing. There is a odor at first but follow the diretions and it goes away and taste and the texture is the same. Try them!
  • Hi! One of my co-workers who uses MFP has tried these not that long ago and she said that they don't smell good but once they are cooked and ready to eat they are really good. She said its definitely worth it! I myself have not tried them yet. Hope you enjoy!
  • traveller888
    traveller888 Posts: 79 Member
    Amazon.com - like some others have posted, but you can get them on subscribe&save which is 15% off and free shipping. You can cancel at any time. I'm going to try them.
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