Home     Back


Title: Spicy Cellophane Noodles
Categories: Chinese, Diabetic
Yield: 4 Servings

2 c Chicken broth
2 tb Soy sauce
1 1/2 tb Rice wine
1 ts Sugar
1 ts Sesame oil
1 ts Vegetable oil
3 tb Scallions; minced
1 1/2 tb Ginger root; minced
1 tb Garlic; minced
1 ts Hot chili paste
4 oz Cellophane noodles
2 tb Scallions (green part);
-minced

Soak the cellophane noodles in hot water (hot tap water is ok) for 20
minutes to soften. Drain and set aside.

Combine the first 5 ingredients to make the sauce. Set aside.

Heat the vegetable oil in a non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Add the
scallions, ginger, garlic, and chili paste. Stir and fry for about 10
seconds, until fragrant. Add the sauce mixture and the cellophane noodles.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until almost all of
the liquid has evaporated. Serve mmediately, sprinkled with the minced
scallion greens.

Recipe By : Nina Simonds _China Express_ (adapted)

Posted to Digest eat-lf.v096.n175

Date: Thu, 03 Oct 1996 03:28:47 GMT

From: harper@tribeca.ios.com (Robin Carroll-Mann)

NOTES : Per serving: 183 calories, 3.9 g. fat, 20% CFF Diabetic exchanges:
1-1/2 starch, 1/2 fat