Let's Talk About Shirataki Noodles

I tried them and cooked them just how you described (dry fry). I added some siracha, soy, and garlic. The flavor was fine, but I could NOT get past the texture. It felt like I was chewing rubber bands. I keppt chewing to see if things changed, but it only made it feel like I was chewing smaller rubber bands. I could hear the "squeak" of the noodles in my skull while I was chewing! Freaked me out a little and I never got past that first bite. Just dumped it in the trash. Do you have any sugesstions on how to make tham less rubbery?

You could try a different brand or a different noodle. If you tried shirataki and didn't like it you might prefer tofu shirataki.

I've never had any taste like rubber bands, though. Since it's made of vegetable and not grain the texture won't ever be the same but it's reasonably close.

Your best bet is to add enough other textures that you won't focus on the noodle texture. You could stir fry in some bean sprouts, bok choy, celery, broccoli, meat-- you name it.

I've also known some people to use 50% pasta and 50% shirataki. You don't end up with zero calories, of course, but you still cut the calories in half.

Try this:

1) dry fry 1 or 2 package(s) of shirataki noodles with 1/2 onion (chopped) and 1/2 bell pepper (chopped)
2) when they're done, add 2 oz of steak (cut up small), some bok choy, broccoli, bean sprouts, garlic powder and the sauce(s) of your choice. (I would use a smidge of sesame oil and some teriyaki sauce).
3) When they're nearly done, beat one egg and stir fry it in.
4) Spray a little buttery spray on, for good measure.
5) Since you like hot stuff, don't forget the chili powder.

Your calories will be (roughly): shirataki noodles (0), steak (100), bok choy (10), broccoli (50), onion (20), bell pepper (20), bean sprouts (20), garlic powder (1), sesame oil (20), teriyaki sauce (10), egg (70), buttery spray (0)

Total will be about 321 calories-- and the texture shouldn't bother you a bit!

Let me know how you make out.

-Chelle

I cooked with these for the first time ever last night! Amazing! I only ordered 3 packs online (even though it's cheaper to buy in bulk) as I didn't want a cupboard full of the things if they were awful. For a start, the water they were packed in didn't smell at all (I was prepared for the fishy smell) and I followed your advice and dry fried them for a while. Then I set them aside and used low cal oil spray to fry some onion, garlic, one raw chopped chicken breast and yellow peppers, with plenty of different seasonings and some dried chilli flakes. Threw the noodles back in for the last few minutes with some steamed brocolli a dash of soy sauce and I had a wok full of food! I think I have a pretty big appetite and I have enough leftover for a good part of my dinner this evening.

I'm almost worried they're too good to be true and it's all a con haha. I had a stir fry the night before using fresh egg noodles, and while of course the texture is different (more similar to rice noodles which are actually more calorific than egg noodles) it was just as tasty and filling with at least 200cals less and way fewer carbs.

Placing my bulk order now and spreading the word. THANK YOU!!!!

Yum! No fair making me hungry-- this is supposed to be a dieting site!

Awesome job!

-Chelle