Shirataki are a kind of spaghetti with very few calories, typical of oriental cuisine, which are used for almost any tasty dish; when eaten alone, they don't offer much flavor, but they can absorb whatever flavor is added to them. Start cooking!
Steps
Part 1 of 3: Boil the Shirataki
Step 1. Open the package
Remove the packaging material by tearing the plastic where the word "Open here" is written; if the package does not have an easy opening notch, simply cut it with a good pair of scissors.
- Remember that in many cases shirataki are stored in a moist form and the package contains liquid.
- Don't worry about the smell coming out of the package.
Step 2. Rinse them
Placing them under running water for two or three minutes eliminates any residue from the production process.
- Use cold water for this.
- For best results, use a colander.
- Make sure you rinse them thoroughly.
Step 3. Prepare the water to boil
Put a pot full of water on the stove and turn on the burner to raise the temperature.
- Check the water to prevent it from overflowing when it reaches a boil.
- Lower the heat if it boils too vigorously.
Step 4. Pour the spaghetti into the boiling water
Cook them for two to three minutes, until soft or to the consistency of your choice.
- If you cook them for too long, you make them chewy.
- Don't boil them to the point where the water evaporates completely, or you'll end up with a burnt mass of shirataki.
Step 5. Drain them from the water
Take a colander and put it in the sink. Lift the pot with the water and spaghetti and slowly pour the contents into the colander; transfer the shirataki from the colander back to the pot.
- Slowly pour the water and spaghetti into the colander.
- be careful! Boiling water can cause burns and injuries.
Part 2 of 3: Browning the Shirataki
Step 1. Heat a pan
Put it on the stove and raise the temperature while you pour in cooking oil.
- Continue heating the oil until it starts to sizzle.
- For best results use a cast iron skillet.
Step 2. Pour the spaghetti into the hot pan
Sauté them for about a minute, stirring occasionally to prevent them from sticking to the bottom and to cook them evenly.
- Spaghetti with a larger diameter need longer cooking times.
- The finer ones cook quickly, so be careful not to overdo it.
Step 3. Remove the shirataki from the heat when they are dry
You have to brown them until they lose all the moisture; you can understand that they are ready if mixing them emit a creak. Remove them from the heat when you hear this noise or when the noodles reach the level of cooking you want.
This cooking technique allows the spaghetti to lose their rubbery texture
Part 3 of 3: Serve the Shirataki
Step 1. Add them to another dish
Use them as an ingredient for another recipe you have prepared; it is a perfect way to enhance the flavor of a dish you already like.
- Shirataki are rather tasteless, therefore they do not alter the original one of the dish they accompany.
- Increase the portion of your meal without also increasing the calories.
Step 2. Add other ingredients to the spaghetti
Turn them into the main course by incorporating other flavors or ingredients you like; mix them with shirataki to give them their flavor.
- Use whatever flavor or ingredient you want.
- Shirataki perfectly absorb any flavor that is added to them.
Step 3. Enjoy your meal
Have fun experimenting with different recipes, adding spaghetti to new dishes or using new flavors.
Advice
- To get a great flavor, you need to rinse the shirataki before cooking them.
- Try using shirataki for regular pasta recipes.
Warnings
- Don't forget to rinse them.
- Do not overcook them, or they will become chewy.
- Do not leave the stove unattended when cooking.
