I made it with fun and sturdy Rotelle, but aside from that and the incredibly strong flavor of garlic, nothing was any more outstanding about this dish than normal. And when I say "normal" what I mean is "indescribably good," which is why I won't try. Just get the book and make it yourself (but increase the garlic to 8-9 cloves, if you dare...)
Every once in a while I serve "weird" noodles, like whole wheat spaghetti, and Mister isn't quite as thrilled. I'm looking forward to seeing what he does with the soba noodles later in the week. Fortunately, he's joined me in my love of these weird little rice noodles, which makes recipe creation a little easier.
Five-Spice Seitan and Noodles
4 servings
Ingredients:
12 oz seitan (in broth)
8 oz rice noodles, prepared according to package directions
green bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 cup julienned carrots (about 1 large carrot or 2 smaller ones)
4 cloves of garlic, pressed/minced
2 Tbsp peanut oil
1 tsp Five-Spice powder
3 Tbsp tamari/soy sauce
2 tsp miso (I used white, but you can use whatever you have), dissolved in 1/3 cup warm water
1/2 tsp toasted sesame oil
Heat peanut oil in a saute pan or wok on medium heat. Add garlic, pepper slices, and carrots. Cook, stirring occasionally for 3-5 minutes, then add seitan and mix. Cook for 5 more minutes, then sprinkle on the Five Spice powder and tamari. Mix well and lower heat to medium low.
Drain noodles and add to the pot with the miso-water mixture and sesame oil. Cook, stirring frequently, for about three more minutes, until almost all the liquid is absorbed.
Did you happen to forget the five spice powder in the ingredients? I see it in the directions, but not the amount.
ReplyDeleteoh no! I did forget!
ReplyDeleteI mean, you could just pick a quantity depending on your taste....
it should say 1 tsp, and I will change that shortly. Good eye!
No, problem. Easy thing to do. However, since I do like 5 spice powder, I did want to try your recipe. Just didn't want to put in to much.
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