Heat the curry paste in a wok over medium-high heat. Next, add the garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant. Turn down the heat and stir in the coconut milk. This is a fun recipe to customize with different add-ins and flavor enhancers. Use these ideas for inspiration: An easy, one-pan recipe. The aromatic, bright, and vibrant red curry sauce comes together in a wok on the stove. Toss in the rice noodles and dinner is on the table in about 15 minutes! If you’re going to add extra protein, you’ll want to cook and prepare this first, before you make your Super Noodles, however, any sauces and toppings can be added once your noodles come out of the microwave. Super Noodle flavours This simple weeknight meal is made with a short list of pantry staples. Despite their simplicity, they still result in BIG flavors in every bite. Here are the ingredients you need:

As with Pot Noodles, there are a few ingredients that could be considered non-vegan, such as palm oil or even the flour or sugar included (which might have used animal products during the manufacturing processes). There are also some ingredients that – vegan or not – you might not be too impressed by. Butylated Hydroxyanisole, has been assessed for health risks and it was concluded that it can be reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen, which is not ideal, especially if you are motivated by the health reasons for going vegan. Cross-Contamination Noodle dishes are some of my favorites because they come together so easily and always feature a layered, flavorful sauce. These red curry noodles are no different! It’s an easy Thai-inspired recipe that puts red curry sauce-coated rice noodles on display. The thing is, the aforementioned Miso Soup flavour Pot Noodle also carries a warning that it “may contain egg and milk”, so it is unlikely to be the cross-contamination risk that is stopping the other flavours being presented as vegan. In truth, this is all very confusing and seemingly contradictory, because the Miso Soup product is certified as vegan and proudly sold as such. We suspect this may well be a similar scenario as M&S’s (in)famous vegan range which was controversially labelled with the same allergy warning in 2019. The following table shows which Batchelors Super Noodles and vegan and which are vegetarian: Super NoodlesAnyway, potted or not, are Super Noodles vegan? Well, alas, no Super Noodles are officially classified as vegan by their makers Batchelors (owned by Premier Foods). Let’s delve into the ingredients and attempt to ascertain why that might be. What Stops Super Noodles Being Vegan? So, there we have it. The non-vegan flavours that do not obviously contain non-vegan ingredients might be okay for vegans after all… as long as you don’t mind the possible risk of cross-contamination (which presumably is not that high, though we can’t say for certain). Rice noodles. Wide rice noodles are my favorite here because they’re not only naturally vegan and gluten free, but they also scoop up the red curry sauce very easily.

Versatile and fun to customize. You can think of this recipe as a blank canvas. The noodles and sauce can easily be customized to fit your taste buds, and you can even add veggies or meat to bulk up the meal. But if we take a look at a different flavour, in this case Chow Mein, things are not quite so obvious: The rice noodles should be just about al dente when they’re done soaking. You want them to still have a slight bite because they’ll continue to cook and soften when tossed in the sauce. Here’s an example of the type of thing you might like to try, but clearly you can experiment as you see fit and see what exciting flavour combinations you can come up with. Ingredients For the ultimate curry fix, use these noodles as a base for paneer tikka masala or an eggplant curry.

Other Vegan Instant Noodles

Place the rice noodles in a heat-proof bowl and pour boiling water over top until it covers the noodles. Let the noodles soak until they’re just about al dente, then drain. First of all, you’ll want to boil your kettle (or you can boil water on the hob if you’d prefer). Add your super noodles into a big bowl, break them up and season with the sachet that comes with your flavour. This is also a great chance to add additional flavour or seasoning, such as chilli flakes if you like your noodles spicy. Next, put your bowl in the microwave and cook for a few minutes. If you’re using the hob you can just put your noodles and seasoning straight into the pan instead. Here are the ingredients that either are definitely non-vegan or which might be non-vegan: Palm Oil / Palm Fat

Then, take a look at these vegan rice noodle recipes that you may want to try at home. Related posts: Coconut milk. Canned full fat coconut milk is the secret to a luscious and creamy sauce. It also tones down the heat from the red curry paste. It is our policy that a product labelled as ‘vegan’ means that the product is not made from or contains ingredients derived from animals, has not been contaminated with non-vegan foods and that we can demonstrate this via scientific testing. Super Noodles contain palm oil. Some vegans choose to avoid unsustainable palm oil due to its links with deforestation. However, the palm oil used by Premier Foods is sustainably sourced, so this wouldn’t cause an issue.On the first point, there are various ingredients listed in most Pot Noodle flavours that could be derived from animals or which have used animals products during their manufacture. Asian Street Style Japanese Miso Noodle Soup Flavour If all that seems a little too much like hard work, you can of course simply buy any of the vegan-friendly options above. Pot Noodle & Super Noodles Conclusions Aside from the possible issue of ‘flavourings’ and having no way of knowing what they are made of, another issue with the low-fat versions and the pots could be cross-contamination.