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I tried these tonight:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...A300_SH20_.jpg I tossed these with a spinach spaghetti sauce combined with a delicious new salsa I bought recently and they were pretty good. The texture is a bit odd, but I could get use to it, and I'm planning to try the angel hair variety in a vegan pho this week. The main reason I tried these is because they are calorie free, vegan, and made from soluble fiber (0 carbs). They are also very filling, because they expand once they enter your stomach. Has anyone else tried these? |
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Yes, these are the noodles I mentioned before, just different brand (I usually use hungry girl brand), Shirataki noodles. I usually prepare by:
-washing them, drying them (blotting out the liquid), and microwaving them (I do all this to take away the sort of fishy smell and also to texturize them more like noodles) How did you prepare? I also have found and enjoyed these pre-prepared occasionally at stores in a spicy sauce (like an entree that you just heat). Very quick and yummy. Quote:
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I really wanted to like them but i couldnt get over the texure...
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When I prepared them this time, I simply used the instructions on the bag (drain, rinse, blanch, dry with paper towels). I wonder if microwaving them afterward would change the texture (they remind me of chewing on rubber bands, not that I do that ;)) if they do not contain soy. They did have a vinegar smell to them, that I was worried about, but it went away once I had tossed them with the pasta sauce. I am looking forward to seeing how they taste in a stir fry, because I've noticed that they do not seem to absorb the pasta sauce. |
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Hi Veggie Lovers,
Well, I have what I think is a dumb question, but I must ask it...background, I now have an electric stove with, get this, a glass top, no burners...so, question, how does this affect the cooking, steaming, etc? I'm not using it yet, but like to prepare before hand. Region where I'm living now is nothing but electric everything! Have they not thought of sustainability? OK, I don't want to rant, but am interested in information about cooking on this glass top electric stove. warm regards, Greco |
humbug! There is just no truly yummy substitute for carb-rich noodles:hk25:
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I kind of agree and just at least make them complex carbs- whole grain noodles and try to go for less noodles, more veggies.
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Spelt
Actually, spelt noodles are good, with texture that is pretty much like "regular" pasta.
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Whole-grain spelt pasta is BB's and my favorite, though that is carbs, just the healthier, complex kind :)
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My experience is that glass top stoves heat up fast and keep the temperature pretty steady. So my advice is not to walk away from anything that you are cooking until you get used to it. You will not have the quick change control over temps as you would with gas. So if you are bringing a pot down from say, boiling to simmering you may need to remove the pot from the burner for a few minutes to let the temperature adjust. Also cleaning the glass can be a challenge. They scratch up easily. There are certain non abrasive cleaners that you can buy however. |
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I am with you on this but I do like some of the whole grain noodles it just took me a while to develop a taste for them. |
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Thanks Sun your reply is exactly the information I was looking for...another bit of a learning curve.
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I do that as well when sauteing so here we go...why anyone would have electric stove when gas, wood exists I'll never know...smiling, so I'll let you know how it goes, may have to live on green smoothies instead of cooking anything...just kidding.
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Glass top stoves are pretty cool..i had one when they first came out, a bit hard to clean if you don't wipe up spills right away but then you don't have to worry about a boil over going to the innards of your stove..it seems to burn a little bit hotter then the usual electric stove (ie high on reg elec would be maybe a med?) Hard to say, as this was years ago..but they are great stoves and if they have a convection oven it's even very convenient..once you play with them a bit you might actually find you like them!
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