5.0 from 9 votes
Cold Crab Noodles
Cold Crab Noodles - With the scorching heat outside, I find a serving of this Cold Crab Noodle very refreshing.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 529 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Vietnamese
Ingredients
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.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
3people
Calories
529kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
121g
(40%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
32mg
(11%)
Sodium
3601mg
(150%)
Potassium
385mg
(11%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
40g
(80%)
Vitamin A
1760IU
(35%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
69mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 529
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 3people | |
| Calories | 529kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 121g | 40% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 32mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 3601mg | 150% |
| Potassium | 385mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 40g | 80% |
| Vitamin A | 1760IU | 35% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 69mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.