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How do you cook a noodle dish and keep it looking glossy after it's cooked when cooking without oil? Mine always looked dry.

Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

Char Nolan - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

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This event was on January 3, 2023

Join Chef Char Nolan in her virtual office as she welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to ask anything – from cooking techniques to course-specific questions, to how to turn your cooking passion into profit or simply hearing the perspective of a professional chef, Chef Nolan is ready to answer them all. Join us for our first live event of 2023!

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Question

Angelica Cabahug

How do you cook a noodle dish and keep it looking glossy after it's cooked when cooking without oil? Mine always looked dry.

Answer

So, I don't know if you're cooking the dish covered or uncovered which will make a difference but one thing that I have done when I want to make something look good visually. for the table Is I have like a zillion spray bottles and I'll fill it with a stock or something like that and just spray it with a little bit of that vegetable stock and it will give it a little bit more flavor and it's not going to make it shiny shiny like oil would be but it will give it a little bit of a glisten and it's better for you, too. So very good question.

Char Nolan

Chef Instructor

Char Nolan is a serious crusader for plant-based education, armed with a degree in public health from Philadelphia’s Temple University. She teaches nutrition and plant-based cooking throughout Philadelphia, and in many underserved communities. Char holds a certificate in plant-based nutrition from eCornell and completed Rouxbe’s Plant-Based Professional Certification course in 2015. In 2019, Char completed post-graduate course work in social media marketing at the University of the Arts. When she is not cooking or teaching, she manages social media accounts for several plant-based influencers. Char prides herself on learning everything she knows about cooking from growing up in her grandparents’ Italian restaurant. Her favorite vegetables are Brussels sprouts and kale, of course. Char originally hails from Queens, NY, but has lived in Philadelphia most of her adult life. She is a former Peace Corps Volunteer.