shirataki noodles

daisydarling

Hi,
Has anyone cooked shirataki noodles and what ways did you fix them. Any favorite recipes that you liked.
Thanks Daisydarling

idauria

I just tried them for the first time. I added mine to a stir fry. A good tip that someone mentioned on here is to rinse them quite thoroughly before cooking because they have a weird smell and texture. I put them in a strainer and let them sit in water while I made my stir fry. Once that was done, I cleaned out the pan and added the noodles to crisp them up, almost like chinese pan fried noodles. They weren't as crisp as I wanted them to be so I'll cook them longer next time. The texture was a little weird to me, definitely not spaghetti like. The taste was ok, pretty neutral, which is good since they will soak up any flavorings you add.

daisydarling

Hi,
Thanks as I didn't know of anyway to fix them. I just cooked mine today and haven't thought what way I will use them. I stir fry will be my first way for now.
Daisydarling

Zylayna

I use them all the time in different things. They are great for some pasta substitutions and not so great in others (such as mac & cheese). Hungry girl has some recipes posted here: http://www.hungry-girl.com/newsletters/raw/939 to get you started. I tend to find that the noodles are best rinsed well and then added to mixtures of meat and veggies instead of just putting a sauce or spice on them. Oh and make sure you use the tofu shiratake noodles instead of the more authentic asian type I think is out there...better texture, closer to noodle like, not so rubbery.

marsellient

There was a thread a week or so ago with a huge number of suggestions...worth doing a quick search...some of them sounded really good.

fitacct

If you go to this person's profile page:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/finallychelle
...and click "View All" next to the area "My Recent Forum Posts", you will see TONS of info and recipes using shirataki noodles. Chelle swears by 'em. : )

CS1012

I have found that kelp noodles are better - better texture!

pinkita

I've had them for dinner almost EVERY DAY and still not bored of them! I get mine from miraclenoodle.com and they send you a recipe booklet with each purchase.

I rinse them under warm water in a little colander, then I "dry fry" them (something I learned about in another thread). To dry fry, spray some cooking spray in a non-stick pan, and put the noodles in "cooking" them on high heat for about 5mins. When that's done I add them to my stir fry of different veggies--onion, mushrooms, bean sprouts, etc. I've found that they work better with Asian-type dishes rather than Italian. I add a lot of spices to the stir fry, such as curry powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, ginger, etc.

It never gets boring for me because I can always vary the veggies and/or the spices.

Enjoy!

pokeelyy

I couple weeks back, I ate a bag a day for dinner. I put them in a collander in my sink and run hot water over them for about 2 minutes. Then I put them in a small pot with water. I put it on the stove on hot, like the highest it can go. Wait for the water to boil, then dump them back into the collander in the sink. All done:) Put sauce on it if you want. Me, I just add some 0 calorie butter spray, salt, and cracked peppercorn

daisydarling

Hi,
Where would I find kelp noodles Also thank's everyone for all the different suggestions. I am looking at all options. My husband couldn't figure what the smell was when I was rinsing them in with the strainer.
Daisydarling