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Yum Woon Sen

By Groceree

Also known as Yam Woon Sen · Thai Glass Noodle Salad

A plate of glass noodle salad with prawns, minced pork, celery, onion and chilli

Glass noodles tossed warm with pork mince, prawns, celery and onion in a sharp dressing of lime, fish sauce and chilli. Sour, salty and hot, served at room temperature.

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Servings
4 servings
Prep
20 min
Cook
10 min
Total
30 min

Ingredients

Servings:4
  • glass noodles150 g
  • pork mince150 g
  • raw prawns150 g
  • red onions½
  • celery sticks2
  • cherry tomatoes6
  • coriander1 handful
  • peanuts3 tbsp
  • limes3
  • fish sauce3 tbsp
  • caster sugar2 tsp
  • bird’s eye chillies3
  • garlic cloves1

Instructions

  1. 01

    Toast the in a dry pan until golden, then crush them roughly. Peel the . Finely chop the , crush the , thinly slice the and the , halve the and roughly chop the .

  2. 02

    Soak the in warm water for 10 minutes, then drain them and cut them into shorter lengths with scissors.

  3. 03

    Juice the and mix the juice with the , the , the and the for the dressing.

  4. 04

    Cook the in a splash of water in a pan, breaking it up, until cooked through with no pink left. Add the and cook for 1–2 minutes until pink and opaque all the way through.

  5. 05

    Add the drained to the pan for 30 seconds to warm through and turn translucent.

  6. 06

    Tip everything into a bowl while warm and toss with the dressing. The warm soak it up.

  7. 07

    Add the , , and , toss again, and top with the .

  8. 08

    Serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

  • Toss the noodles with the dressing while warm, so they absorb it rather than sitting in it.
  • Cook the pork in water, not oil, the Thai way for yum salads — it keeps the dish light.
  • It should taste sour first, then salty and hot. Adjust with more lime or fish sauce.

Nutrition per serving

Calories
320 kcal
Protein
18 g
Carbs
38 g
Fat
10 g

Estimated from the ingredients.

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