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Quick curried quorn noodles

October 5, 2012 by Katie Bryson

Bowl of noodles in a creamy coconut curry sauce

After Chinese takeaway at his uncle’s one night, Sam had developed a fascination with noodles and chopsticks. I thought i’d use this as excuse to develop a new kid-friendly noodle dish that wasn’t our bog standard stir-fry.

I had a look in the cupboard and came out with a tin of coconut milk, mild curry paste and a vegetable stock cube and reckoned this could make a fairly tasty sauce.

I was a little nervous about using even mild curry paste, as the boys hate the idea of anything remotely spicy. I didn’t mention the curry word to Sam  when I was making it. As far as he was concerned he was getting noodles – not some pan Chinese-Indian via Thailand concoction!

To make the sauce extra smooth I popped it all in the blender before adding the rest of the ingredients. I’ve been doing this a lot lately with sauces as it prevent the boys from picking out the lumps and means they’ll just eat it.

The result was a really tasty bowl of steaming noodles studded with chunks of golden quorn that was universally gobbled down. Personally I think adding coconut milk to recipes always seems to make them child friendly as it tones down spice and gives a creamy and sweet dimension.

If you’re meat eaters you could of course use chicken or prawns with this recipe.

Quick curried quorn noodles
serves 4

1 red onion, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
1 tbsp mild curry paste
180ml coconut milk
300ml vegetable stock
350g quorn pieces
2-3 sheets of dried noodles
small tin sweetcorn, drained

1. Gently fry the onion and pepper until softened, stir in the curry paste and allow to cook for a few more minutes. Add in the coconut milk and stock and stir until combined. Cook gently for a few minutes and then remove from heat. If you want a smooth sauce then blitz with a blender at this point.

2. Stir fry the quorn pieces in a little sesame oil until golden.

3. Pour boiling water over the noodles and leave to stand for a few minutes until cooked.

4. Drain the noodles then mix with the quorn, sauce and sweetcorn and then serve up in bowls.

Filed Under: 1 Featured Posts, 1 Featured Recipes, One Pot, Quick, Vegetarian Tagged With: child friendly curry, coconut milk, curry paste, curry recipes, noodle recipes

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Comments

  1. Recipe Junkie says

    October 5, 2012 at 3:32 pm

    How great is that? Yes I do the same – ‘it’s not curry it’s noodles’ – and never mention ‘spicy’ 🙂

    • Katie Bryson says

      October 5, 2012 at 3:40 pm

      Heheh thanks – yes you have to be pretty stealthy as a family cook… I reckon I could be a pretty good spin doctor one day!

  2. Elaine Livingstone says

    October 6, 2012 at 6:38 am

    my youngest daughter didnt like pork, but if you told her it was chicken without the bones in then she was happy to eat it,

    • Katie Bryson says

      October 6, 2012 at 8:28 am

      hehehe brilliant!

  3. Ren Behan says

    October 6, 2012 at 6:49 am

    Lovely recipe and photo! My children would probably enjoy this and blending the sauce is a great idea. Recently, my macaroni cheese got rejected for having ‘bits’ of onion in it and my bolognese for having ‘green bits’ – courgette. So, as you suggest, out comes the blender…

    • Katie Bryson says

      October 6, 2012 at 8:28 am

      Thanks Ren – yes a blender hides a multitude of things!!! It’s strange coz my kids will eat vegetables when they’re cooked separately and served as a side, but heaven forbid they should find a lump of finely diced vegetable in a sauce…

  4. Lucy Taylor says

    November 20, 2012 at 8:11 pm

    We had this tonight 🙂 Really yummy but I need to practice my chopsticks skills!

    • Katie Bryson says

      November 21, 2012 at 6:05 am

      Glad you enjoyed the noodles – chopsticks are tricky! Sam loves them and it’s quite funny watching him try 😉

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