Pad Thai with Shrimp

Name: Pad Thai with Shrimp
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thai, Asian
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps packed brown sugar; 59 milliliters firmly packed cilantro leaves; 59 milliliters finely chopped dry-roasted peanuts; 2 eggs, beaten; 710 milliliters fresh bean sprouts; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 59 milliliters medium green onions, thinly sliced; 1 teaspoons ground red pepper (cayenne); 79 milliliters fresh lime juice; 170 grams package linguine-style stir-fry rice noodles (rice stick noodles); 1 Tbsp rice vinegar or white vinegar; 1 medium shallot, finely chopped, or 1/4 cup finely chopped onion; 340 grams frozen cooked peeled deveined medium shrimp, thawed; 3 Tbsps fish sauce or soy sauce; 3 Tbsps soy sauce; 3 Tbsps vegetable oil; 79 milliliters water; 946 milliliters water

Pad Thai with Shrimp is This recipe is typical of Asian cuisine. If you have soy sauce, lime juice, rice vinegar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert.

Instructions

In 3-quart saucepan, heat 4 cups water to boiling.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat; add noodles (push noodles into water with back of spoon to cover completely with water if necessary). Soak noodles 3 to 5 minutes or until noodles are soft but firm.

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Pasta

Water

Drain noodles; rinse with cold water.

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Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir lime juice, 1/3 cup water, the brown sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, red pepper and 1 tablespoon of the oil until well mixed; set aside.

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Brown Sugar

Fish Sauce

Lime Juice

Red Pepper

Soy Sauce

Vinegar

Water

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

In nonstick wok or 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil over medium heat. Cook garlic and shallot in oil about 30 seconds, stirring constantly, until starting to brown.

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Shallot

Garlic

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Add eggs. Cook about 2 minutes, stirring gently and constantly, until scrambled but still moist.

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Stir in noodles and lime juice mixture. Increase heat to high. Cook about 1 minute, tossing constantly with 2 wooden spoons, until sauce begins to thicken.

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Lime Juice

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Sauce

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Add remaining ingredients except cilantro. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, tossing with 2 wooden spoons, until noodles are tender.

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Cilantro

Pasta

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Place on serving platter.

Sprinkle with cilantro.

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Cilantro

Garnish with additional chopped dry-roasted peanuts and green onions if desired.

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Roasted Peanuts

Green Onions

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Servings:

3Tbsps

packed brown sugar 59milliliters

firmly packed cilantro leaves 59milliliters

finely chopped dry-roasted peanuts 2

eggs, beaten 710milliliters

fresh bean sprouts 3cloves

garlic, finely chopped 59milliliters

medium green onions, thinly sliced 1teaspoons

ground red pepper (cayenne)79milliliters

fresh lime juice 170grams

package linguine-style stir-fry rice noodles (rice stick noodles)1Tbsp

rice vinegar or white vinegar 1medium

shallot, finely chopped, or 1/4 cup finely chopped onion 340grams

frozen cooked peeled deveined medium shrimp, thawed 3Tbsps

fish sauce or soy sauce 3Tbsps

soy sauce 3Tbsps

vegetable oil 79milliliters

water 946milliliters

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 Lang & Reed Napa Valley Chenin Blanc with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 30 dollars per bottle.