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Beth
09-22-2000, 10:11 PM
I went to a group dinner the other night, and the hostess served what I sould call a chicken satay noodle salad. We wound up talking about both Asian and Italian dishes, and I borrowed her book, Asian Noodles by Nina Simonds (covers rolls, soft and fried noodles, soups, and sauces that go with them). I thought it might be fun to share some noodle recipes here. I haven't tried this one yet (it was 92 today, but supposed to cool down Monday), but here's one form Asian Noodles:


* Exported from MasterCook *

Cinnamon Beef Noodles

Recipe By :Nina Simonds, Asian Noodles
Serving Size: 6

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 teaspoon corn oil
6 scallions -- trimmed, cut into 1 1/2" sections and smashed lightly with the side of a knife
6 cloves garlic -- peeled, smashed lightly and slidec thinly
4 slices fresh ginger -- smashed lightly (quarter size)
1 1/2 teaspoons hot chili paste
2 sticks cinnamon
1 teaspoon anise seed
8 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 pounds chuck roast -- or stew meet, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
10 ounces spinach -- trimmed, rinsed and drained
1/2 pound noodles -- Udon, fettucine or other flat noodles
3 Tablespoons minced scallions

Cook noodles just until tender, rinse under warm water and drain.

Heat a large pot or casserole over medium heat. Add the oil and heat until hot, about 30 seconds. Add the chili-cinnamon seasonings (scallions through anise seed), and stir fry until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Add the water and soy sauce and bring to a boil. Add the beef and return to boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 1 1/2 hour or until beef is very tender. Remove the ginger slices and cinnamon sticks and discard. Add the spinach and bring to a boil.

Divide the noodles among six soup bowls. Ladles the meat, spinach and broth over the noodles and sprinkle with the minced scallions.

Description:
"Noodle Soup"

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Per serving: 518 Calories (kcal); 26g Total Fat; (45% calories from fat); 33g Protein; 37g Carbohydrate; 123mg Cholesterol; 1509mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 3 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

kendra
09-23-2000, 04:01 PM
I love that recipe book, although I have made some not too great ones from there. I also cut out some of the fat/oil in the recipes. A good noodle recipe that everyone always love is the Pad Thai from the March 1997? issue of CL, not the more recent recipe for Pad Thai in CL. I haven't tried the most recent one, but heard some not too great reviews. The Pad Thai from that March issue is good - not as good as Pad Thai at a restaurant but tasty nonetheless.

Carrie W
09-23-2000, 05:16 PM
Kendra, would you be kind enough to post the Pad thai recipe that you like from the older CL? I was sadly disappointed to hear that the more recent recipe was not well-received, so I didn't try it. I've tried one other "lightened" recipe for pad thai, but I'm open to experimenting with another.

Thanks!

Beth
09-23-2000, 05:24 PM
Kendra, I thought the book had a wonderful assortment of noodle dishes (although I agree, you can probably cut some oil out of each of them). I think the peanutty noodles and searching for Pad Thai recipes has gotten me on a noodle kick. Plus, it's kind of half way to soups, stews and other fall/winter fare. When you post the 97 Pad Thai, would you let us know which recipes you especially liked or disliked?