How to cook rice noodles?

Rice noodles are a very popular product in Asian countries, but are becoming increasingly common in Russia. The reason for this is the speed of preparation and versatility of the product. It is precisely because rice noodles are almost completely devoid of their taste, it goes well with various ingredients. Noodles can be served both hot and chilled, in any case, it will become a good and tasty dish, of course, provided it is cooked properly.

However, it is worth paying attention to the fact that rice noodles are prepared not at all like the well-known wheat. The product consists of rice flour and is a thin long strips.

Rice noodles, as the name implies, are made from rice flour; otherwise, the production process does not differ from all the well-known wheat noodles. Dough is made from rice flour and water, then it is rolled out in a very thin transparent layer, after which it is cut into narrow strips.

Depending on the type of noodle, the strips can be wider or thinner or even have a rounded shape, like a regular vermicelli in the form of a straw. Salt can also be added to the dough, but classic rice noodles are cooked without salt.

There is also a type of noodle called funchozy, many mistakenly confusing it with rice noodles, although the funchose consists of mung bean starch, less often corn and potato starch. Due to the fact that the production of bean starch is often replaced with corn or potato, naturally, the whole usefulness of the product is lost. Funchoza can also be called glass noodles, since after cooking it becomes half transparent.

By itself, rice noodles can be cooked in just a few minutes, usually it takes about 7-15 minutes - depending on the type of noodles. Obviously, thin noodles will be ready much faster than noodles in the form of thick strips.

There are several methods of cooking rice noodles, each of them is relevant to a particular dish. If the noodles are used in a hot dish, such actions as roasting or boiling are waiting for it, and the cooking process itself will differ somewhat from the way it is served immediately or in a cold dish.

First of all, the product must be shifted to a large container, for example, a pan or bowl. It is worth noting that the noodles are extremely fragile, so this procedure should be carried out carefully.

Next, you should consider the type of dish in which the noodles will be used - further actions depend on it. If it is added to the soup, fried or used in any hot dish, then it should be poured on for 7-10 minutes with warm water until the noodles begin to separate. Warm water makes the product ready to look, but undercooked in the middle. Due to this, with subsequent actions with noodles, it will not fall apart.

If, after cooking, the noodles are not waited for the heat treatment procedure in the future, that is, it will be served immediately after cooking or will be added to some cold dish, for example, salad, then you should pour the boiling water over the same 7-10 minutes full cooking.

If the product is digested, it is possible to return it to its normal state. You should try to dry the noodles, for which you need to drain the water with a colander, and then put the noodles on any surface, leaving for half an hour before it dries.

There are many advantages to making rice noodles at home:

• You can choose the consistency of the dough;
• add the right amount of salt;
• choose any shape and thickness for future noodles.

You should start with the manufacture of rice flour, for this you need to have a mill. You can use ordinary white polished or steamed rice, while it is desirable to obtain the most fine grinding. To obtain flour do not use steamed rice with a large amount of starch. If it is not possible to grind rice, you can always buy ready-made rice flour.

Ingredients are required for making dough:

• rice flour - 500g;
• eggs - 3 pcs .;
• salt.

1. Beat the eggs with a mixer, add a little salt, then pour them into a bowl of flour. Then begin to knead the dough, if necessary, add a little water. The dough should be soft and elastic. If the dough breaks, you should add a little cornstarch, but not more than a tablespoon.
2. From the finished dough, pinch off a small piece, then start to roll it. This should be done as subtly as possible, until transparency appears.
3. Treat the resulting layer of dough with flour on both sides and put to dry for half an hour. Then cut the dough into thin strips. Store the finished noodles should be in a dry place and sealed containers, while you should be careful, because after drying the noodles will become extremely fragile.

This recipe is very common in Asia, in this form, the inhabitants of the continent and use noodles. The recipe may be called otherwise - rice noodle salad or just Chinese noodles.

Method and algorithm of preparation.

1. Cut the cucumber, onions and Bulgarian pepper. Heat the pan with butter and fry the vegetables for 7-10 minutes.
2. Then pour the soy sauce on the same pan and add the noodles, hold on the fire for some time, after which the dish will be ready.

Like the previous dish, it also does not take a lot of time to cook, but with all this it will turn out to be nutritious, and most importantly - useful.

Products you need:

• a pair of octopuses - 250 g;
• butter;
• onions - 1 pc .;
• sweet pepper - 1 pc .;
• soy sauce.

The method and steps of the cooking process.

1. Peel sweet pepper and cut into thin slices.
2. Onions should be cut as small as possible.
3. Octopuses need to be cut in half, and then cut into small slices.
4. Heat the pan, add oil, after boiling add the onion, then the pepper. Stir-fry for 5 minutes.
5. Put the stew in a pan of chopped octopus, add soy sauce. This process will take 10 minutes.
6. Then put all the products together and stir. The dish can be served in any form: both hot and chilled.

This dish has a lot of advantages: it cooks quickly at home, is beneficial thanks to vegetables and high-calorie at the expense of chicken, besides Appetizing looks and boasts excellent taste.

1. Chicken fillet should be washed, rid of the skins and bones, and then cut into small slices. Next, you need to put the pan to heat up, pour a little vegetable oil on it and wait for boiling.Then pour sliced ​​chicken into the pan. Fry, stirring occasionally, until a golden crust appears.
2. We clean the Bulgarian pepper and cut into small pieces. Fry at maximum heat in just one minute. Due to this, the pepper will remain crunchy inside and acquire a golden hue outside.
3. Cucumber and carrot shred thin strips, then fry in the same pan. If necessary, add a little oil, but do not overdo it, the vegetables should be fried.
4. After a minute, we put the pepper and chicken cooked earlier in the pan. We add rice noodles to them, followed by soy sauce, sprinkle all the ground pepper for spiciness, and, mixing, cook another 5 minutes, if necessary, add salt.
5. Remove the dish from the stove and, decorated with greens, served to the table.

This pretty savory dish for lovers of spicy does not take much time to cook, it looks very appetizing and bright and will surprise anyone.

Cooking time - less than half an hour.

Ingredients Required:

• rice noodles - 250 g;
• green chili pepper - 1 pc .;
• vegetable oil;
• red onions - 1 onion;
• sweet pepper - 2 pcs .;
• ground paprika;
• corn grain.

Cooking process.

1. Prepare rice noodles, rinse with cold water. After that, leave the noodles for a while to make it dry a little.
2. Peel the onion and cut into thin slices. Bulgarian pepper cleaned from the core, cut into slices.
3. Chilli should be cut in half, while removing the seeds with partitions, if there is no need to prepare a spicy dish, otherwise leave. Pepper cut into small pieces.
4. Mix pepper and onion. Put vegetables in a hot pan with butter. Cook over high heat, stirring regularly, for 2-3 minutes. Then add seasoning and grains of corn, a little water. After boiling add the noodles, hold slightly on the fire, then serve.

This dish is representative of Asian cuisine, soy sauce and rice noodles give it a specialty. The approximate cooking time is 40 minutes.

Ingredients Required:

• garlic;
• starch - 1/2 tablespoon;
• onion;
• soy sauce;
• greenery;
• chicken broth - 1 l;
• butter - 50 g;
• Bell pepper.

Cooking process.

1. Chop the onion and then the sweet pepper into thin slices, chop the green onion. Throw onions on a heated pan with butter, then add garlic and green onions to it, then add sweet pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-5 minutes.
2. In broiled vegetables, pour the chicken broth, then add a little soy sauce and place the rice noodles. Wait for the boil.
3. To the table should be served, pre-decorated with greens.

Rice noodle recipe from Ilya Lazerson - in the next video.