Ants Crawling Up Trees
This is a dish that was a favorite at our local Chineses eatery. I used to make it with ground turkey (before I saw the light) and have found that TVP works just as well. It's hot and spicy.delicious and just a little different.
Low Fat, Fat-Free, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⅔ | cup |
TVP (Texturized Vegetable Protein)
|
* |
| ½ | cup |
water
hot |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
ginger root
chopped or grated |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
soy sauce, tamari
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
red curry paste
hot sauce or bean paste, up to 2 tablespoons |
*
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
optional |
|
| 3 ½ | ounces |
oriental noodles
bean thread |
* |
| 2 | cups |
vegetable stock
or water, avoid stocks that may have a sweet taste |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 158 | ml |
TVP (Texturized Vegetable Protein)
|
* |
| 118 | ml |
water
hot |
|
| 15 | ml |
ginger root
chopped or grated |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
soy sauce, tamari
|
|
| 15 | ml |
red curry paste
hot sauce or bean paste, up to 2 tablespoons |
*
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
optional |
|
| 101.2 | ml/g |
oriental noodles
bean thread |
* |
| 473 | ml |
vegetable stock
or water, avoid stocks that may have a sweet taste |
|
Directions
Pour the boiling water over the TVP and let it sit for 10 minutes.
Sauté the gingerroot in a very small anount of oil or other liquid.
Add the soy sauce, bean paste, salt and TVP.
Cook very very gently and stir frequently as it burns easily.
Cook about 5 minutes and set aside.
Cook the bean threads in the broth until the broth has been absorbed by the noodles.
Add the noodles to the TVP mixture and stir until blended evenly.
ie. all the "ants" are distributed throughout. Enjoy!
Source: This is a dish that was a favorite at our local Chineses eatery. I used to make it with ground turkey (before I saw the light) and have found that TVP works just as well. It's hot and spicy. delicious and just a little different.
