Sotanghon

Sotanghon by Angie Pastor. With Carrots, Cabbage and Calamansi.

These are cellophane noodles, also known as Chinese vermicelli, bean-thread noodles, crystal noodles, or glass noodles.

Sotanghon are a type of transparent noodle made from mung-bean starch and water.

Often confused with bihon noodles, which are made from rice.

Here’s a simple recipe in Tagalog for cooking a sotanghon dish with ingredients such as mushrooms and tofu.

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Langis na sapat gisahan ng bawang
2 butil ng bawang
1 sibuyas
4 na pirasong tuyong kabute (binabad sa tubig)
3 pirasong tokwa (pinirito at ginayat-gayat)
1 tasang toge
2 tasang sotanghon, binabad sa tubig
1 kutsarang kintsay
2 tasang tubig
1 kutsarang toyo

Igisa ang bawang at sibuyas. Idagdag ang kabute, tokwa, at toyo. Takpan at hayaan sa kaunting apoy sa loob ng ilang minuto.

Ilagay ang toge. Haluin at lagyan ng tubig. Hayaang kumulo ng lima hanggang sampung minuto, saka idagdag ang sotanghon.

Ilagay ang kintsay at ang asin pampalasa.

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