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Ingredients

• 7-8 oz. Thai-style vermicelli noodles (very thin, clear noodles made of bean/pea flour) - SERVES 2-3
• 1 red bell pepper, de-seeded and sliced
• 1 green bell pepper, de-seeded and sliced
• 4-6 shiitake mushrooms
• handful of fresh basil leaves (roughly chopped if large)
• 2 boneless chicken breasts OR 4 chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces, OR vegetarian wheat gluten 'chicken' pieces
• SAUCE:
• 1 cup chicken broth (or vegetarian 'chicken' broth)
• 1 Tbsp. ground bean sauce (sold in jar at Asian/Chinese food stores) - gluten-free diets: buy a wheat-free bean sauce
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 thumb-size piece galangal or ginger
• 1 cup fresh coriander, including the stems, finely chopped
• 4 Tbsp. soy sauce (or wheat-free soy sauce for gluten-free diets)
• 1 tsp. dark soy sauce (or 1 extra Tbsp. soy sauce OR wheat-free soy sauce)
• 1 Tbsp. fish sauce (or vegetarian fish sauce - look for it at Vietnamese stores)
• 1/2 cup water
• optional: 1 red or green chilli, de-seeded and minced, OR 1 tsp. to 1 Tbsp. chilli sauce

Description

Glass (or "cellophane") Noodles Are Thin And As Transparent As The Name Suggests. Healthier Than Wheat Noodles, Glass Noodles Are Made From Green Beans, Broad Beans, And Peas, Which Makes Them Gluten Free. Look For Them At Your Local Asian Sto

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