Name: Lacy Rice Noodle Crisps
Yield: Makes 8 dessert-topping servings
Ingredients: About 1 oz dried rice vermicelli (rice-stick noodles); 6 cups vegetable oil (48 fl oz); Confectioners sugar for dusting; a deep-fat thermometer

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Lacy Rice Noodle CrispsGEORGE WHITESIDE

Light, delicate, and crisp, rice-stick noodles come packaged in different sizes. However, 1 package, no matter how small, will be plenty for this recipe. If you'd like to make larger crisps for dramatic presentation, simply pull each noodle mound into a wider tangle, then fry crisps 1 at a time.

This recipe is an accompaniment for pineapple ice cream.

Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 1 1/4 hr

Cooks' note:

Noodle crisps can be made 1 day ahead and cooled completely, then kept in an airtight container at room temperature.

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