NOODLE DISHES
- SPAGHETTI CHICHARON with BABY SPINACH AND HERVE SAUCE
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Prepared by: Chef Reggie Torres
- Preparation time: 30 minutes
- Cooking time: 30 minutes
- Serves: 4 persons
Spaghetti Chicharon with Baby Spinach and Herve Sauce Ingredients:
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1 ½ cups chicharon – crumpled
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1 lb spaghetti
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1 cup chicken stock
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1 pc yellow onion, chopped
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4 cloves garlic, minced
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1 ½ cups frozen peas or fresh peas
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1 tbsp basil
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3 handful spinach
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¼ cup parsley
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½ cup julienne basil
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1/3 cup light whipped cream
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2 tbsp parmesan cheese
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2 tbsp olive oil
Spaghetti Chicharon with Baby Spinach and Herve Sauce Instructions:
- Cook spaghetti in salted water. Bring to a boil until al dente. Drain well.
- Pour ½ cup of chicken stock in a pot. Add onion, cook over low heat, stirring often for 4-5 minutes. Stir in garlic, peas, 1 tbsp basil and cook for 1 minute. Add remaining stock. and ½ cup water, bring to a boil. Simmer for 1 minute.
- Add parsley, julienne basil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 2 minutes. Increase heat. Reduce the sauce to light consistency. Add cream and parmesan cheese. Adjust the seasoning. Add spinach.
Add the spaghetti to the sauce. Toss lightly the ingredients. - Divide into four. Sprinkle with olive oil. Garnish with parmesan cheese and chicharon.
- Serve.
- MIKI SOUP
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Prepared by: Chef Reggie Torres
- Preparation time: 40 minutes
- Cooking time: 40 minutes
- Serves: 4 persons
Miki Soup Ingredients:
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9 oz shrimp
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2 handful baby spinach or bok-choy
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1 lb fresh miki noodles
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1 tbsp peanut oil
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1 pc yellow onion, finely chopped
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5 litres chicken stock
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2 tbspsoy sauce
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Patis (fish sauce) to taste
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1 cup green onion, chopped
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2 tbsp fried garlic
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Salt and pepper to taste
Miki Soup Instructions:
- Remove the shells, devein and wash shrimp.
- Wash the spinach or bok-choy
- Add miki noodles to boiling water. Cook for 2 minutes or until tender. Drain and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a large pan. Add onion. Cook over medium heat, until translucent, stirring regularly.
- Add chicken stock, soy sauce, patis (fish sauce). Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add shrimp. Simmer for 8 minutes, and cook for 6 minutes over medium heat, stirring regularly. Remove shrimp.
- Divide noodles among large soup bowls. Divide the shrimp and spinach leaves. Pour over boiling chicken stock and top with green onion.
- Serve.
- UDON SOUP with CELERY AND PORK
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Prepared by: Chef Reggie Torres
- Preparation time: 30 minutes
- Cooking time: 20 minutes
- Serves: 4 persons
Udon Soup with Celery and Pork Ingredients:
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1 pack udon noodles
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1 litre water
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3 tsp Dashi granules (Japanese combination of spices)
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2 pcs celery stalks – washed, cut into thin slices
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7 ozs pork loin, cut into thin strips
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½ cup Kikkoman soy sauce
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2 tbsp rice wine
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4 stems spring onions – washed and cut finely
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Shichimi togarashi or Maggi Savor
Udon Soup with Celery and Pork Instructions:
- Cook the noodles in a large pan with boiling water. Drain and cover.
- Combine 1 litre of water and dashi in a large pan. Bring to a boil. Add the celery, pork, soy sauce and rice wine. Simmer until pork is
cooked. - Divide noodles into 4. Pour over the soup. Garnish with green onion.
- Add Shichimi togarashi or Maggi Savor.
- Serve.
- FRIED MIKI NOODLES with TIGER SHRIMP
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Prepared by: Chef Reggie Torres
- Preparation time: 40 minutes
- Cooking time: 40 minutes
- Serves: 4 persons
Fried Miki Noodles with Tiger Shrimps Ingredients:
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2 tbsp peanut oil
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2 tsp sesame oil
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½ cup onion
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3 cloves garlic – finely chopped
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5 oz raw tiger shrimp
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1 pack firm tofu, cut into cubes
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2 cups fresh mushrooms or mushrooms in can, thinly sliced
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1 pc red bell pepper, thinly sliced
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1 pc carrot, thinly sliced
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½ cup water
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2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
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1 pack Miki noodles
Fried Miki Noodles with Tiger Shrimps Instructions:
- Heat the peanut oil over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and shrimp. Stir for 1 minute. Remove mixture from pan. Set aside.
- Add Tofu to the pan, mixing occasionally. Cook until slightly brown. Remove from pan. Set aside.
- Add oil to the pan. Add vegetables and stir fry for 2 minutes. Add water, soy sauce, noodles to the pan. Toss carefully until all the ingredients are mixed and the noodles are cooked.
- Add shrimp mixture and tofu and toss for another 2 minutes.
- Add sesame oil. Toss and serve.
- BLACK SESAME CHICKEN AND PASTA STIR FRY
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Prepared by: Chef Reggie Torres
- Preparation time: 30 minutes
- Cooking time: 30 minutes
- Serves: 4 persons
Black Sesame Chicken and Pasta Stir Fry Ingredients:
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1 pack pasta
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1 tbsp peanut oil
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1 tbsp fresh ginger
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2 cloves garlic – finely chopped
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1 lb chicken breast
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2 tbsp soy sauce
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2 tbsp oyster sauce
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2 tbsp peanut butter
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2 tsp sesame oil
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1 cup asparagus – sliced
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1 carrot julienne
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2 tsp black sesame seed – toasted
Black Sesame Chicken and Pasta Stir Fry Instructions:
- Cook pasta and drain. Rub small amount of peanut oil. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a non stick pan. Add ginger. Cook for 1 minute. Add chicken and stir fry for 5 minutes until cooked.
- Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add soy sauce, sesame oil, oyster sauce, peanut butter. Toss to coat.
- Add asparagus, carrots. Toss the mixture until tender. Add noodles, toss until all the ingredients are mixed.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.
Note: if the mixture is dry, just simply add small amount of water.
For pasta and portioning, follow the package instructions.