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Coconut Rice Noodles with Ginger and Turmeric

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这是一个周日夜晚储藏室咖喱的磕磕碰碰er in the time it takes to boil water for the rice noodles. Fast! For this recipe, blooming the ginger, turmeric, and black pepper in oil is essential for releasing their aromatic properties into the coconut milk-based sauce.

Ingredients

4 servings

Kosher salt
5 oz. rice vermicelli
2 Tbsp. virgin coconut oil or vegetable oil
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 (1") piece ginger, peeled, finely grated
1 tsp. ground turmeric
1 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper, plus more
1 (13.5-oz.) can unsweetened coconut milk
1 1/2 tsp. honey
1 Tbsp. fish sauce
Toasted unsweetened shredded coconut (for serving)
  1. Step 1

    Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Remove from heat; add noodles. Let sit, stirring occasionally, until al dente, about 4 minutes (time may vary by brand). Drain and rinse under cold running water.

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, heat oil in a large saucepan over medium. Cook onion and garlic, stirring often, until softened and golden, about 3 minutes. Add ginger, turmeric, and 1 tsp. pepper and cook, stirring, just until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add coconut milk, honey, and 1/4 cup water. Bring to a simmer; cook until flavors come together, about 5 minutes.

    Step 3

    Mix fish sauce and noodles into broth; season with salt if needed. Divide among bowls and top with shredded coconut and more pepper.

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  • Great base for a flavorful soup, halved the coconut milk, added tsp coriander and 1/2 tsp of nutmeg as someone else suggested, used chicken stock boiled with some shiitake mushrooms to add flavor instead of water and shallots instead of a small red onion. Was awesome with some frozen breaded fish cutlets. Next time will double the aromatics: shallots, garlic, ginger, and turmeric for the whole can of coconut milk otherwise could be too bland. And definitely stock for water. For laziness used ginger juice and freeze dried garlic slices from the Asian supermarket instead of fresh which worked perfectly.

    • Chop Suey Girl

    • Honolulu, HI

    • 10/4/2021

  • This was really good. I did listen to the other reviewers and added the Nutmeg and Coriander. I also added some shredded chicken. Not sure what drank up the broth (although it was thick enough to be called a gravy), but it was killer? It could use a little splash of color and heat, but I would make it again for my family.

    • tearl42

    • Oxford, MI

    • 5/24/2019

  • This was great! To avoid the potential blandness the other reviewers mention, I added half a teaspoon of nutmeg and half a teaspoon of ground coriander to the onions. I also couldn't find vermicelli, so used pad thai rice noodles. I was worried but it turned out perfectly. Toasted coconut on top really seals the deal.

    • emmers9

    • 11/6/2018

  • Agree with other reviewer, bland.

    • sminkoff

    • 9/30/2018

  • Bland bland bland! The only thing that I changed is that I added more garlic to the recipe and added Basil. Then paired it with lemongrass turkey meatballs. I tried to add more flavor with salt and pepper like the recipe said but still bland. The whole family said that they had no flavor.

    • mellon641

    • Philadelphia

    • 9/19/2018

  • I add some thai basil at the end and it's absolutely delicious!

    • jdpurich2971

    • Baltimore, MD

    • 9/8/2018

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