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I made this noodle dish with brilliantly low carb but incredibly versatile new discovery of mine; noodles made from a vegetable fibre called Moyu (konjac) which has been consumed in Asia for many centuries.
This dish is fast and furious. I usually pre-make the chilli, tomato and onion paste and you can keep that in the fridge or freezer to use any time you please.
So – to make the paste you will need:

5 Medium sized onions roughly chopped.
5 Chillies
1/2 to 1 tin of tomatoes – omit the liquid – just use the tomato pieces. ( you can save the liquid for your bloody mary…)
2 tablespoons of olive oil
Large pinch salt

As a complete aside…This paste is a brilliant start to any curry too. You can add fresh ginger to the mix – utterly delicious. – for your curry sauce – throw in a tin of coconut cream/milk and the protein of your choice – try it with Paneer cheese or chicken thigh…And cook for however long you feel the meat/cheese takes to cook…

Right back to the noodles…Pop the paste ingredients into a blender or put them straight into a saucepan and whiz them up with a hand blender until you have a paste. Then cook over a medium heat and stir occasionally for a good half and hour or until the paste thickens. Let it cool and pop in a sealed container in the fridge (it will keep for a week or so). Or – more sensibly – you can pop it into an ice cube tray and freeze in useable portions).

Once this part is done you will need:

400g of Moyu noodles ( I used 2 packs of Eat Water’s ‘Slim Pasta – Spaghetti’)
olive oil or coconut oil
Splash water
300 g Salmon or whatever you have really – this will work well with already cooked chicken or pork (use left over roast) or whatever you can find really. For veggies – you can always pop an egg in it right at the end of cooking and give it a good stir.
A couple of cubes of frozen spinach – defrosted. Or a large handful of fresh spinach chopped.Squeeze or three of lemon juice.

That’s it.

So rinse your noodles – or follow instructions on your noodle pack.
While they are draining, pop 2 large tablespoons of your paste into a frying pan with the oil.
Then follow with the salmon and then the noodles. Give it a good stir and make sure that the paste is coating everything really well. Last of all – drop the spinach in.
Stir again – make sure everything is cooked through to your liking.

Et Voila!
Let me know what you think. I bought my noodles online, but you can find them at Holland and Barratt on the high street.