March Pink Food Thread

[Ribbons]

Ribbons, I dreamt I ate meat one time.. and I was horrified lol oh.. would you mind sharing the rice vinegar dressing recipe that goes over your noodles??

Sure! I haven't tried it yet though, I hope it tastes good LOL

This is supposed to make 6 servings... it looks like it will be too "watery" so I will probably add some cornstarch or something, but I will just have to experiment a little.

Vietnamese Rice Vinegar Dressing

2 tbsp fish sauce (the original called for 1/4 cup, but that sounds too intense and it is sky-high in sodium!)
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1 tbsp sugar (the original recipe called for 3 tbsp)
1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes
3 cloves of garlic, minced (I know that garlic is technically a no-no but I haven't had it in awhile!)
8 medium stalks green onion, finely chopped
1 oz fresh lime juice
water 1 tbsp at a time until desired strength.

I've noticed that the shirataki noodles taste best with asian-style dressings... try to put italian-type sauces on top of them and they taste nasty IMO!

[nks798]

thanks, Ribbons! I've got most of the stuff at home.. other than, fresh garlic - I guess I could use minced in a jar just do a tiny bit bc it's super strong. I don't have lime or green onion either.. but I can get that this weekend. please let me know how it is when you try it.. it sounds pretty yummy!

[Ribbons]

thanks, Ribbons! I've got most of the stuff at home.. other than, fresh garlic - I guess I could use minced in a jar just do a tiny bit bc it's super strong. I don't have lime or green onion either.. but I can get that this weekend. please let me know how it is when you try it.. it sounds pretty yummy!

I'm making it tonight, so I will be the guinea pig if it needs tweaking, I'll let you know!

[amari]

I can't eat those shiratake noodles, I wish I could but I can't handle the texture!

I keep telling dh about all the things I'm going to eat when I'm pg!

[nks798]

Ribbons, how was it?

amari, I know.. that's how I feel.. except IDK that I will jump back in to eating all kinds of meat at first.. my body will probably act whacky doing that.. so I will slowly incorporate it back in!

[Ribbons]

It was pretty decent!

DEFINITELY too much fish sauce in the original recipe. I don't know what they were thinking - certainly not someone concerned with salt!! 1T of my fish sauce (Thai Kitchen brand) has 1360mg of sodium OMG!! So I only used 1T. You could probably reduce it even more than that. I ended up using 1/3 cup of water and 2tsp of cornstarch - that made it a really nice consistency, still a little runny but it did a good job of saturating the noodles. I just used 1/4 tsp of cayenne and that was enough. Used brown sugar instead of white. I used only 5 green onion stalks (that's all I had). I sauteed some eggplant, mushrooms and zucchini and put them on top. Served it alongside a cucumber/tomato salad that I tossed with a little vinegar as well. Not bad, especially for those noodles, which are really hard to choke down sometimes, but they are GREAT if you're trying to save calories b/c you really feel like you are getting enough food!

Not sure if you could really stretch it to 6 servings though... more like 4-5 max. I ended up using around 2 servings, but I like a lot of sauce typically. You might be able to play around with adding more water/cornstarch. I thought it was a good consistency and didn't want to mess with it.

oh and my teenager LOVED this but I served his with reg. rice noodles, not shirataki!

So here is the adjusted recipe:

Vietnamese Rice Vinegar Dressing

3 cloves garlic
5 medium stalks green onion
1/3 cup warm water
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tbsp fish sauce
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1 tbsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 oz fresh lime juice

Finely chop green onion and garlic in food processor (or by hand).
In a mason jar or small mixing bowl, mix cornstarch and water until completely dissolved.
Add green onion/garlic, fish sauce, vinegar, sugar, cayenne and lime juice and shake until thoroughly combined.
Serve over hot or cold rice or shirataki noodles.

Here's the nutrition info for 1 serving (1/6 of recipe):
Cals 23, Fat 0, Carb 5, Protein 1, Sodium 230, Potassium 62

Not bad esp. when you add in no-cal noodles - that's a pretty nutrient-free dinner right there

[Ribbons]

I keep telling dh about all the things I'm going to eat when I'm pg!

Totally! DH thinks I am nuts... it's like I am planning my last meal or something... I have this long list of stuff I have to eat between getting BFP and getting morning sickness LOL

[coocoobananas]

That's a good idea Ribbons! I will be the same, enjoy some food before I get sick!

[amari]

-'m not a huge meat eater anyways, except chicken. I just want to eat/snack when I want to really. I want a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, a big fat muffin, greek yogurt with granola and walnuts and raisins, a croissant with chicken salad, ok, I'll stop fantasizing about food, I feel like some weird person that isn't me. What have I turned into?!?

Glad it turned out well! That had like zero calories! That's crazy! Enjoy! I don't know if I cooked those noodles wrong but they seemed so almost crunchy or something I actually had to dump them after one bite. Did I do something wrong?

[Ribbons]

Glad it turned out well! That had like zero calories! That's crazy! Enjoy! I don't know if I cooked those noodles wrong but they seemed so almost crunchy or something I actually had to dump them after one bite. Did I do something wrong?

The consistency is pretty weird - you do have to get used to it. I actually confess that I used the tofu-based ones for this recipe and they do have a whopping 20 calories per serving but they are definitely better than the straight-up fiber ones. (I couldn't find the traditional ones at the store) The brand I used is called Wildwood Pasta Slim.

I've actually had shirataki noodles quite a few times over the years and I actually like them now, as long as they have some sort of vinegar-based dressing on them. Give them another try, you might like them, especially if you get the ones made with tofu!