{"id":110339,"title":"How to Cook Rice Noodles","modified":"2025-10-29T17:14:03+01:00","plain":"My rice noodles aren\u2019t cooked enough. My rice noodles are overcooked. How do you cook rice noodles properly? If that sounds like you, read on.\n\n\n\nForget the instructions on rice noodle packages. They\u2019re pretty useless.\n\n\n\nI\u2019ve never really understood why, but they only work for brothy dishes like Vietnamese pho. And even then, most of the time I have to cook longer.\n\n\n\nA delicious bowl of pho\n\n\n\nIn short, if you want to nail your Pad Thai and other stir-fried rice noodle dishes, here\u2019s the method that works.\n\n\n\nMy Pad Thai recipe\n\n\n\nAlternative way to cook rice noodles\n\n\n\nThe method below isn\u2019t much different from cooking traditional pasta and gives very good results if you don\u2019t want to overthink it. I still recommend the method described at the bottom of the article\u2014it delivers the best results once you\u2019ve mastered it\u2014but if you don\u2019t want the fuss:\n\n\n\nBring a pot of water to a boil. Add a pinch of salt, then add the rice noodles.\n\n\n\nBoil over high heat, stirring occasionally. After 10 minutes, drain and transfer them to a bowl to serve. \n\n\n\n\nIf you\u2019re planning to use them in a \u201cstir-fry,\u201d rinse them under cold water in a colander. The noodles will firm up and be ready for stir-frying.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\tHow to Cook Rice Noodles\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t1 bowl hot water (Not boiling; about 70\u00b0C max)1 package rice noodles\t\n\t\n\t\tSoak the noodles in hot water (not water that\u2019s still heating) for 5 to 10 minutes.The noodles should be pliable but not fully soft\u2014it may seem counterintuitive. When they reach that stage, drain well.Finish cooking the noodles in your dish. Because they\u2019re only partially cooked, they\u2019ll finish in the dish\u2019s juices and oil, developing an inimitably silky texture.\t\n\t\n\t\tIt may take a few tries to nail the timing for when to pull them from the water, but believe me, it\u2019s worth it. Texture is a matter of personal preference, too.\n\t\n\t\n\t\tAsiatiquecomment cuire nouilles de riz","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110339"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110673,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110339\/revisions\/110673"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}