Fried Rice Noodles with Squid and Bitter Gourds Recipe

This Thai fried rice noodle dish starts with very thin noodles. Add a special Thai sauce and you have a terrific noodle recipe that's great for any occasion, from everyday meals to a party-worthy dish. As an addition, these rice noodles are healthy, low-fat, and gluten-free.

Cook time 30 minutes (serves 3)

Ingredients for the recipe

250g rice noodles

500g squid

1 bunch coriander

4 tablespoon vegetable oil

2 bitter gourds

2 dried red chillies

4 tablespoon oyster sauce

1 teaspoon sambal oelek

Procedure for the recipe

• Cook the noodles according to the instruction on the package and drain them in a colander.

• Trim and thoroughly wash the squid tubes, slice them open, lay them with the skin side downwards, cut a fine rhombus-pattern into the back and then cut them into chunks. Rinse and dry the bitter gourds, seed and cut into 1cm slices.

• Heat the oil, coarsely crush the chillies and stir-fry in the oil. Add the squid chunks, briefly stir-fry and then add the oyster sauce and remove. Put the sliced bitter gourds into 100ml water and braise briefly

• Add the squid chunks and chillies. Add also the cooked rice noodles, season with sambal oelek, stir in the sliced coriander, toss and serve.