Recipe Review: Curried Noodles with Tofu



 Curried Noodles with Tofu from Cookinglight.com

Adam is a fan of Singapore noodles, but we haven't been able to find a decent replacement for that little hole in the wall place back in Melbourne, so I thought this recipe would be a good crack at a Vegetarian Singapore Noodles.

I found this recipe to be ok--a little bland on flavor and possibly suitable for old people and patients recovering from surgery. 

You could easily cut off 10 minutes off of cooking time by getting fried tofu from T&T or Sunrise. But if you want to stick the recipe out I recommend that you throughly drain the tofu and pat dry with kitchen towels before frying.

Also, I recommend that that you boost the curry flavor with 2 or 3 tsp of chilli paste, or some extra curry powder and some chillies for some kick.

Ingredients

• 6  ounces  uncooked rice sticks (rice-flour noodles), angel hair pasta, or vermicelli
• 1  cup  light coconut milk
• 1  tablespoon  sugar
• 2  tablespoons  low-sodium soy sauce
• 1 1/2  tablespoons  bottled ground fresh ginger 
• 2  teaspoons  bottled minced garlic
• 1  teaspoon  green curry paste
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• Cooking spray
• 1  (12.3-ounce) package extra-firm tofu, drained and cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1  cup  red bell pepper strips
• 4  cups  shredded napa (Chinese) cabbage
• 1  cup  chopped green onions
• 3  tablespoons  chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation

Place noodles in a large bowl. Add hot water to cover; let stand 5 minutes. Drain.

Combine coconut milk, sugar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, curry paste, and salt in a small bowl.

Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add tofu; sauté 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove tofu from pan; keep warm.

Add bell pepper to pan; sauté 1 minute or until crisp-tender. Add cabbage; sauté 30 seconds. Stir in noodles, coconut milk mixture, and tofu; cook 2 minutes or until noodles are tender. Stir in green onions and cilantro.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

300 (15% from fat)

Fat:

4.9g (sat 2.3g,mono 0.4g,poly 1.1g)

Protein:

11.5g

Carbohydrate:

51.4g

Fiber:

4.5g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

3.6mg

Sodium:

678mg

Calcium:

89mg