Pad Thai

Name: Pad Thai
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Thai, Asian
Ingredients: 237 milliliters bean sprouts; 4 garlic chives, 2 cut into 1 pieces; 1 large egg, room temperature; 2 lime wedges; 1 Tbsp sweet preserved shredded radish, rinsed, chopped into 1 pieces; 142 grams pad thai rice noodles; 2 Tbsps crushed roasted, unsalted peanuts, divided; 6 mediums shrimp, peeled, deveined (optional); 2 Tbsps simple syrup, preferably made with palm sugar; 1 teaspoons ground dried Thai chiles, divided; 2 Tbsps (or more) Thai fish sauce (nam pla); 3 Tbsps vegetable oil; 5 Tbsps tamarind water, or 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon tamarind paste mixed with 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon water

The recipe Pad Thai could satisfy your Asian craving in roughly 45 minutes. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 2. One serving contains 583 calories, 12g of protein, and 24g of fat. Head to the store and pick up pad thai rice noodles, egg, simple syrup, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the egg you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and pescatarian diet.

Instructions

Place noodles in a large bowl; pour hotwater over to cover.

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Pasta

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Bowl

Let soak until tender butnot mushy, 5-10 minutes.

Drain; set aside.

Heat vegetable oil in a wok or large skilletover medium-high heat.

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Vegetable Oil

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Add egg; stir untilbarely set, about 30 seconds.

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Egg

Add shrimp,if using. Cook, stirring, until shrimp and eggare almost cooked through, 2-3 minutes.

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Shrimp

Add tofu and radish; cook for 30 seconds.

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Radish

Tofu

Add noodles and cook for 1 minute. Stir insprouts.

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Pasta

Add tamarind water, fish sauce,and simple syrup and stir-fry until sauce isabsorbed by noodles and noodles are wellcoated, about 1 minute. Stir in choppedgarlic chives.

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Simple Syrup

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Tamarind

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Water

Add 1/4 teaspoon ground chiles and1 tablespoon peanuts and toss well.

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Chili Pepper

Transfer toserving plates.

Garnish with remaining 1/4 teaspoon groundchiles, 1 tablespoon peanuts, and lime wedges.

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Servings:

237milliliters

bean sprouts 4

garlic chives, 2 cut into 1" pieces 1large

egg, room temperature 2

lime wedges 1Tbsp

sweet preserved shredded radish, rinsed, chopped into 1" pieces 142grams

pad thai rice noodles 2Tbsps

crushed roasted, unsalted peanuts, divided 6mediums

shrimp, peeled, deveined (optional)2Tbsps

simple syrup, preferably made with palm sugar 1teaspoons

ground dried Thai chiles, divided 2Tbsps

(or more) Thai fish sauce (nam pla)3Tbsps

vegetable oil 5Tbsps

tamarind water, or 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon tamarind paste mixed with 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon water

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling are great choices for Thai. 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. One wine you could try is Birichino Jurassic Park Vineyard Old Vines Chenin Blanc. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 26 dollars.