Southeast Asian Rice Noodles With Calamari And Herbs Recipes

SOUTHEAST ASIAN RICE NOODLES WITH CALAMARI AND HERBS

Steps:

• Cook squid in a 5-quart pot of well-salted boiling water, stirring once, until just opaque, about 1 minute. Transfer with a slotted spoon to an ice bath to stop cooking, reserving boiling water in pot.
• Boil noodles in same water until just tender, about 3 minutes.
• When squid is cool, transfer to a plate, reserving ice bath, and pat dry.
• Drain noodles, then transfer to ice bath to stop cooking. Drain well, then snip with kitchen shears 2 or 3 times.
• Meanwhile, whisk together lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, red pepper flakes, and 1 teaspoon salt in a large bowl until sugar has dissolved. Add oil in a slow stream, whisking until combined.
• Add noodles and calamari to dressing with cucumber, scallions, and herbs and toss well.

HOMEMADE ASIAN RICE NOODLES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except the oil in a large bowl and beat until smooth.
• Strain through a fine wire sieve.
• Mix in oil and let rest for 30 minutes.
• Coat an 8 or 9-inch square pan with oil.
• Fill the part of the steamer which contains water, and bring to a boil.
• Stir up the reserved noodle batter to recombine.
• Coat the bottom of the oiled pan evenly, using about ½ cup batter.
• Place filled pan in the steamer, arranging a towel between the pan and the top of the steamer to catch condensation, without allowing the towel to touch the batter.
• Steam 5 minutes; remove pan from steamer and place in a container of cold water.
• Keep in the cold water until the steamed mixture is cool.
• Remove mixture from pan and place on a lightly oiled baking sheet.
• Lightly brush the top with oil.
• Continue in this manner until all batter has been used, stacking the sheets on one another.
• Remove all to a plate or tray, cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate from 2 hours to overnight.
• The sheets can be used as is for stuffed pastas or sliced to the desired width with a sharp knife for noodles.
• This may be frozen.
• To cook, whether fresh or frozen, cover with cold water and soak 15 minutes for thin noodles, or up to 1 hour for thick ones.
• Drain and cook briefly in plenty of boiling water as for other types of pasta.

THAI NOODLES WITH SEAFOOD

Steps:

• Cut 500g of mixed seafood into bite-size pieces, first removing any shells.
• If you are using mussels, wash and scrape the shells and open them by putting them in a pot with a little boiling water.
• Cover and boil for a few minutes, removing each mussel as it opens to prevent overcooking.
• Chop a handful of basil leaves and seed and finely slice 3 bird's eye chillies.
• In a frying pan or wok, heat 1 tablespoon of oil.
• Brown 2 tablespoons of crushed garlic and saute the seafood for a couple of minutes.
• Drain off the oil and set the garlic seafood mixture aside. Put another tablespoon of oil in the pan and increase the heat. Add 2 tablespoons of light soya sauce and the noodles and saute for 2-3 minutes.
• Tip the seafood back into the pan and add 3 tablespoons of fish sauce. Stir well.
• Add the basil leaves and chillies and cook for 1 minute more, stirring.

RICE NOODLES WITH GARLIC AND HERBS

Steps:

• In an 8- or 9-inch skillet heat 1 cup oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and fry shallot, stirring, until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer shallot with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Fry garlic in same hot oil and drain in same manner.
• In a small bowl stir together tamarind and warm water, mashing tamarind gently, and strain mixture through a fine sieve set over a bowl, pressing hard on solids. Stir in fish sauce, vinegar, sugar, and water.
• In a large bowl soak noodles in cold water to cover 15 minutes. Drain noodles and in a kettle of boiling salted water cook until just tender, 1 to 2 minutes. In a colander drain noodles and rinse under cold water. Drain noodles well.
• In a large skillet cook onion and bell pepper in remaining 2 tablespoons oil over moderate heat, stirring, until softened and add tomatoes, noodles, and sauce. Cook mixture, stirring, until heated through. Add herbs, garlic, and shallot and toss noodles well.