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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Southeast Asian >> Vietnamese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a bowl stir together fish sauce, vinegar, sugar, lime juice, garlic and pepper flakes until sugar is dissolved. Chill covered for 1 hour. | 2. Shell and devein shrimp. In a large saucepan of salted boiling water, cook shrimp with salt and lemon 2 minutes, or until just barely cooked through. In a colander, drain shrimp and rinse under cold water to stop cooking. Halve shrimp lengthwise. | 3. Halve cucumber lengthwise and seed. Cut cucumber halves and scallions crosswise into 2 1/2 inch pieces and cut pieces lengthwise into julienne strips. | 4. In a bowl, soak noodles in hot water to cover 15 minutes to soften. While noodles are soaking, in a 6-quart kettle, bring 3 quarts salted water to a boil. Drain noodles in colander and cook in boiling water 45 seconds, or until just tender. Drain noodles in colander, rinse under cold water to stop cooking. Drain well and with scissors cut into 4-inch lengths. | 5. Divide noodles, shrimp, vegetables and dressing among 4 bowls and sprinkle with herbs and peanuts. To eat, pull herbs from sprigs and toss with noodles. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
fish sauce	1/3	cup		33.6	3.4944	4.8576	0.0096
rice vinegar	1/4	cup		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
sugar	3	tablespoons		165.18599999999998	41.3172	0.0	0.0
lime juice	1 1/2	1/2		5.6719	1.9103	0.0953	0.0159
garlic clove	3		minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
hot red pepper flake	1/2	teaspoon		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
large shrimp	1	lb		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
salt	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
lemon	1/2			0.6404	0.2058	0.0243	0.0066
english cucumber	1			403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
scallion	4			128.0	29.36	7.32	0.76
flat rice noodle	1	lb		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
mint sprig	1			403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
coriander sprig	1/2			403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
peanut	2	tablespoons	chopped	103.4775	2.9437	4.7085	8.9863

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.