Chicken Pad Thai

Name: Chicken Pad Thai
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thai, Asian
Ingredients: 5 Tbsps Asian fish sauce; 473 milliliters bean sprouts; 0 teaspoons cayenne; 118 milliliters lightly packed cilantro leaves; 3 Tbsps cooking oil; 4 cloves garlic, chopped; 2 Tbsps lime juice; 340 grams linguine; 2 teaspoons rice-wine vinegar; 1 teaspoons salt; 158 milliliters salted peanuts, chopped fine; 454 grams boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 3), cut into 1-inch cubes; 4 Tbsps sugar; 227 grams firm tofu, cut into 1/4-inch cubes; 237 milliliters water

Chicken Pad Thai is a dairy free main course. One portion of this dish contains roughly 49g of protein, 28g of fat, and a total of 785 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a rather inexpensive recipe for fans of Asian food. If you have asian fish sauce, bean sprouts, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the sugar you could follow this main course with the Whole Wheat Refined Sugar Free Sugar Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine the chicken and 1/2 teaspoon of the fish sauce. In another bowl, combine the tofu with another 1/2 teaspoon of the fish sauce. In a medium glass or stainless-steel bowl, combine the remaining 5 tablespoons fish sauce with the water, 1 1/2 tablespoons of the lime juice, the vinegar, sugar, salt, and cayenne.

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Fish Sauce

Lime Juice

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Whole Chicken

Vinegar

Sugar

Water

Salt

Tofu

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Bowl

In a pot of boiling, salted water, cook the linguine until done, about 12 minutes.

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Linguine

Water

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Drain.

Meanwhile, in a wok or large frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over moderately high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Wok

Add the chicken and cook, stirring, until just done, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Remove. Put another tablespoon of oil in the pan.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the tofu and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.

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Tofu

Remove.

Put the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the pan, add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.

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Garlic

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the pasta and the fish-sauce mixture. Cook, stirring, until nearly all the liquid is absorbed, about 3 minutes. Stir in the chicken, tofu, and 1/3 cup peanuts.

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Fish Sauce

Whole Chicken

Peanuts

Pasta

Tofu

Remove from the heat. Stir in the remaining 1/2 tablespoon lime juice, the bean sprouts, and half the cilantro. Top with the remaining peanuts and cilantro.

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Bean Sprouts

Lime Juice

Cilantro

Peanuts

Wine Recommendation: Anything more than a straightforward white with some residual sugar would be pointless with the forceful flavors of the pad thai. A riesling from California or Australia will be fine.

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Riesling

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Servings:

5Tbsps

Asian fish sauce 473milliliters

bean sprouts 0teaspoons

cayenne 118milliliters

lightly packed cilantro leaves 3Tbsps

cooking oil 4cloves

garlic, chopped 2Tbsps

lime juice 340grams

linguine 2teaspoons

rice-wine vinegar 1teaspoons

salt 158milliliters

salted peanuts, chopped fine 454grams

boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 3), cut into 1-inch cubes 4Tbsps

sugar 227grams

firm tofu, cut into 1/4-inch cubes 237milliliters

water

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Asian works really well with Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. The Field Recordings Chenin Blanc with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.