A few days a week, I have the very glamorous task of cooking lunch in advance so that I can bring it to class the next day. I usually end up doing so late at night, after doing the dishes, when I’m tired and just plain uninspired. I have a feeling I’m not the only one.
After a few years of practice, I have become a master at putting together practical dishes to look forward to when the dreadful mid-morning hunger strikes. My latest favorite discovery is the shirataki de konjac.
Konjac is a miracle root from Asia (where else?) with almost no taste, which flour is commonly turned into noodles. With a high fiber content and virtually no calories (40 cal for about 200 grams, unheard of!), shirataki de konjac is just the bees knees.* Even better, it comes already “cooked” in a funky liquid, so all you have to do is rinse it and throw it in boiling water for a minute or so.
This time I decided to top it with a sauce made of onions fried in coconut oil, soy yoghurt (I use Sojasun “nature”) and vegetable broth. Voilà, 5 minutes later my meal was ready, all nice looking and mouth-watering.
* You can find it at Monoprix for roughly 3,50 euros a pack (about 200 grams), or you can be sneaky about it and go to Asian stores in Belleville or in the 13th. Paris Store sells it for about 1,80 euro a pack.
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