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Low Carb Char Kway Teow Malaysian Konjac Noodles remind me of going to the street markets in Singapore where you will find plenty of vendors hawking their specialty dishes. Featuring Konjac noodles instead of traditional rice noodles and using any of the natural sugar free sweeteners by Naturally Sweet, means this dish is low in carbs but without any compromise on taste. The whole family is going to love this.
Feel free to use traditional rice noodles in the recipe if you aren't concerned about the carbs in the noodles.
Konjac Noodles
Shirataki or konjac noodles are a healthy and delicious noodle replacement. They are thin, translucent, gelatinous traditional Japanese noodles made from the konjac yam. "Shirataki" actually means white waterfall, referring to the appearance of these noodles. Low in carbs and gluten free, they are ideal for many different ways of eating. Source your Konjac noodles from your local supermarket or store or from Japanese or Asian specialty stores.
Make sure you cook your noodles according to the instructions on the packet. Some people complain of a funny smell but I have never had an issue with that, and I cook with many different brands. There can be a bit of a strange smell when you first open them as they are stored in liquid but it dissipates once they have drained and are cooked.
Lup Chong- Chinese Sausage
Lup Chong- Chinese sausage traditionally features in Char Kway Teow and is available in the larger supermarkets and Asian stores. Similar perhaps to chorizo but it's the Chinese version. Feel free to use either the Lup Chong pork/chicken mince if you don't want to use chicken strips in the recipe.
Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:10 minutes
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons tamari
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar free BBQ sauce or tomato sauce
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon stevia blend or monk fruit blend/sweetener of choice to taste
- 2 tablespoons lard or EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
- 4 eggs beaten with salt and pepper
- 150 grams about 20 medium prawns fresh or frozen, deveined optional
- 3 teaspoons minced chili or ground chili paste or to taste
- 3 teaspoons minced garlic
- 400 gms chicken thighs thinly sliced
- 1 bunch bok choy finely sliced optional
- 2 cups Chinese cabbage thinly sliced
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 1 cup garlic chives/chives or spring onions chopped on the diagonal
- 2 packets 400 gm/14 oz Konjac- noodles to serve 4 800 grams/28 oz packaged and not drained
Instructions
- Mix tamari, BBQ sauce, fish sauce, Worcestershire sauce and sweetener in a small bowl.
- Drain the konjoac noodles and soak in boiling water for a few minutes. Drain in a colander and set aside.
- Heat a drizzle of oil/lard in a large nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Pour half of the beaten eggs into the pan and distrubute evenly over the base of the pan. Flip the omellete once cooked underneath and cook on the other side. Repeat with remaining egg mix. Roll the omelletes up and slice into thin strips. Set aside in a small dish.
- Add the prawns and pan fry for 1 -2 minutes or until just cooked through. Add a dash of additional oil/lard if required. Remove from the pan and place into the side dish with the egg.
- Add one teaspoon of garlic to the pan. Stir fry the chicken until it's cooked through. If using Chinese sausage instead, slice it on the diagonal and pan fry until the sausage has caramelized.
- Add the remaining garlic and chili to the frying pan with the chicken or sausage. Add additional oil/lard if required and then add the bok choy/and or cabbage, stir frying until cooked through.
- Add the sauce mixture to the pan and turn up the heat for a couple of minutes to slightly reduce the sauce. Turn the heat down to medium high.
- Add the beansprouts, prawns and egg back into the pan. Toss through the konjac noodles and the chives until all ingredients have combined and are hot. Remove from the heat straight away or the shirataki/konjac noodles will break down.
- Serve while hot. Top with chopped chilli if desired.
