HealthNotes

Spicy Indonesian Noodles

• From: National Fisheries Institute

Ingredients

• 8 ounces thin spaghetti, uncooked

• 3 tablespoons peanut or canola oil

• 1 medium onion, chopped

• 1 green or red pepper, chopped

• 2 ribs celery, thinly sliced

• 1 cup mushrooms, sliced

• 2 cups cabbage, thinly shredded

• 3 cloves garlic, crushed

• 1/4 cup soy sauce

• 1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper sauce

• 8 ounces surimi seafood, crab flavored, chunk or flake style

Hot red pepper sauce spices up this seafood noodle dish.

Directions

• Cook pasta according to package directions, rinse in cold water, drain, toss with 1 tablespoon of oil and set aside.
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to a heavy 12-inch skillet over medium heat; stir in onion, green pepper, celery and mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stir in cabbage and garlic, cook and stir another minute, or until cabbage is wilted. Add soy sauce and red hot pepper sauce. Add cooked pasta to skillet, lifting with a salad fork and spoon tongs to coat with soy sauce and mix with sautéed vegetables. Arrange surimi seafood over pasta, cover, reduce heat to low, and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, or until surimi seafood is heated through. Serve hot or at room temperature.