Cold Crab Noodles
Cold Crab Noodles - With the scorching heat outside, I find a serving of this Cold Crab Noodle very refreshing.
Servings: 3 people
Ingredients
- 8 oz (250g) mung bean noodles or cellophane noodles
- 1 Dungeness crab meat picked and chilled in fridge
- 1/2 carrot peeled and cut into thin match-stick strips
- Fried shallot crisp
Fish Sauce Dressing
- 1/2 cup Red Boat fish sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 stalks lemongrass white parts, smashed with the back of cleaver
- 5 kaffir lime leaves bruised, optional
- 6 oz (175g) palm sugar crushed into small pieces, or to taste
- 1 tablespoon Rooster brand garlic chili sauce
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- cornstarch mixture
Mixed Herbs
- mint leaves
- rau ram polygonum leaves
- Thai basil leaves
Garnishing
- cilantro leaf or mint leaf
Instructions
- Bring the water to a boil and cook the mung bean or cellophane noodles until al dente. Transfer the noodles to an ice water bath to cool, then drain and chill in the fridge. Combine all the herbs and slice them thinly. Chill the herbs in the fridge as well.
- Prepare the Fish Sauce Dressing by combining all the ingredients (except for the garlic chili sauce and lime juice) in a saucepan. Simmer over low heat until the mixture thickens slightly. Add the cornstarch mixture to further thicken the dressing. Strain the dressing to remove the lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves. Stir in the garlic chili sauce and lime juice, then chill the dressing in the fridge.
- To assemble the crab noodles, combine the noodles, crab meat, carrots, and mixed herbs in a bowl. Toss gently to combine. Transfer the mixture to a serving dish and drizzle with the Fish Sauce Dressing and a squirt of lime juice. Top the crab noodles with fried shallot crisps and garnish with cilantro or mint leaves. Serve cold.
Nutrition
Serving: 3people | Calories: 529kcal | Carbohydrates: 121g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 3601mg | Potassium: 385mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 1760IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 2mg