Photo: Tina Dawson
Sweet and Sour Noodles
19 ingredients
Serves 4.
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The stir-fry sauce used here—a combination of spicy ginger and chili, sweet tomato and tamarind, tart lime and salty fish sauce—goes equally well with shrimp (as in this dish), chicken or pork. For a Vietnamese-inspired version, substitute fresh or dried flat rice noodles.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
723
Calories
65g
Protein
37g
Fat
34g
Carbs
Counts 14 of 17 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Sesame | 1 tbsp (14g) | 120 |
| Peanut Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Shrimp | 100g cooked | 99 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Sweet Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Tamarind | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Peppermint | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 Tbs. peanut oil
- 2 shallots, minced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 or 4 Thai chilies, seeded and minced
- 1 Tbs. peeled and grated fresh ginger
- 6 green onions, including 3 inches of green tops, thinly sliced
- 1 1/4 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 firm tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
- 2 Tbs. tamarind paste, mixed with 2 Tbs. low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 Tbs. fish sauce
- Grated zest and juice of 1 lime, plus more juice if needed
- 4 tsp. sugar, plus more if needed
- 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 4 quarts water
- 1 Tbs. kosher salt
- 1/2 lb. fresh or 1 lb. dried Chinese egg noodles
- 1 cup fresh Thai or sweet basil leaves, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped
- 1 Tbs. Asian sesame oil
Directions
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By williamssonoma ·
Recipe sourced from
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