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Spicy Indonesian Noodles

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Quick Facts

Servings: 4
Cook Time: 15 min.
Hot red pepper sauce spices up this seafood noodle dish.

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

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 sauted 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.
Recipe courtesy of the National Fisheries Institute

Nutrition Facts

Calories 399
  Calories from Fat 103 (26%)
(18%)Total Fat 12g
(10%)Saturated Fat 2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
(6%)Cholesterol 17mg
(27%)Sodium 645mg
(16%)Potassium 558mg
Total Carbohydrate 58g
(11%)Dietary Fiber 3g
Sugars 5g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(40%)Protein 20g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.

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