Nicola’s Pad Thai

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Description

The result of loving pad Thai and endless tweaks to the ingredients lead me to this amazing dish.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups pad Thai rice noodles, soaked in water overnight and drained
  • ½ cup vegetable broth
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon tamarind paste
  • 1 teaspoon hot chile paste
  • ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon sesame oil
  • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • ¼ teaspoon ground coriander
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • ⅓ cup chopped broccoli
  • ⅓ cup chopped carrots
  • ⅓ cup snow peas, trimmed
  • ⅓ cup sliced water chestnuts, drained
  • ⅓ cup baby corn, drained
  • ⅓ cup sliced fresh mushrooms
  • ⅓ cup sliced zucchini
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped peanuts for topping
  • 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
  • 1 pinch paprika for garnish

Instructions

  1. Soak uncooked noodles in 8 cups of water until soft
  2. 8 hours or overnight.
  3. Drain rice noodles and set aside.
  4. Whisk together vegetable broth
  5. 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  6. brown sugar
  7. soy sauce
  8. rice wine vinegar
  9. peanut butter
  10. 1 teaspoon fresh cilantro
  11. onion powder
  12. tamarind paste
  13. hot chile paste
  14. garlic powder
  15. sesame oil
  16. red pepper flakes
  17. ground coriander
  18. ground ginger
  19. salt
  20. and ground black pepper in a saucepan.
  21. Heat sauce over medium heat until it bubbles; reduce heat to low
  22. and simmer sauce while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
  23. Heat 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large wok over medium heat.
  24. Cook and stir broccoli
  25. carrots
  26. snow peas
  27. water chestnuts
  28. baby corn
  29. mushrooms
  30. and zucchini in the wok until tender
  31. 8 to 10 minutes.
  32. Add the drained noodles and 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to vegetables. Cook and stir until noodles are heated through
  33. 2 to 3 minutes.
  34. Remove the wok from heat and pour the sauce over vegetables and rice noodles.
  35. Toss to fully coat the vegetables and rice noodles with sauce.
  36. Garnish with peanuts
  37. 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
  38. and paprika.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 8 hrs 30 mins

Servings: 4

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