Finally, it has happened to me
What has happened, Bearette? you ask. Well, a good recipe for pad Thai. These are few and far between. Just ask Carolyn.
I found this recipe on Digital Vittles, doctored it a bit, and am now quite happy with it. I used Kikkoman Thai-style chili sauce, and I think that really helped. Note: I doubled the sauce; if you like a dry pad Thai, you can halve it.
Here it is:
The sauce: 1/2 c rice vinegar, 4 T chil sauce, 4 T sugar, 4 T natural unsweetened peanut butter, 2 dashes soy sauce.
6 oz rice noodles
1 lb. diced cooked tofu (use firm)
2-3 scallions, chopped
2 eggs, lightly beaten (I used Egg Beaters with fine results)
1 handful of peanuts, chopped
1/2 lime
1. Cook noodles in boiling salted water for 3 minutes, rinse and set aside. Whisk the sauce ingredients together and set aside.
2. Heat wok or large frying pan on medium heat with 1 T canola oil. Add eggs and stir until done. Move to the side and add tofu and scallions to the center. Sprinkle with another dash of soy sauce.
3. Stir-fry for 3-4 minutes, until the tofu is heated through and the scallions soften slightly. Mix the egg back in and add noodles to the pan. Mix well.
4. Add sauce to pan and mix to coat noodles. Turn the heat down to low so the sauce won't catch. Simmer for 3-4 minutes, stirring. Once sauce is absorbed, add peanuts. Squeeze 1/2 a lime over the pan and serve.
Also, I saw an MSN headline recently that said men like revenge more than women. I wonder if this is true?
Finally, I'm going to Austin this weekend for GABE (the Great Austin Blogger Encounter). I am going to *try* to just take a backpack and pocketbook. No suitcase. We'll see if this works out. Not that I pack that much...I never bring a blowdryer on vacation, for example, because I seldom use one. But stuff adds up anyway. I suppose this makes me similar to Sally - "You're the worst kind. You think you're low maintenance, but you're actually high maintenance."
I found this recipe on Digital Vittles, doctored it a bit, and am now quite happy with it. I used Kikkoman Thai-style chili sauce, and I think that really helped. Note: I doubled the sauce; if you like a dry pad Thai, you can halve it.
Here it is:
The sauce: 1/2 c rice vinegar, 4 T chil sauce, 4 T sugar, 4 T natural unsweetened peanut butter, 2 dashes soy sauce.
6 oz rice noodles
1 lb. diced cooked tofu (use firm)
2-3 scallions, chopped
2 eggs, lightly beaten (I used Egg Beaters with fine results)
1 handful of peanuts, chopped
1/2 lime
1. Cook noodles in boiling salted water for 3 minutes, rinse and set aside. Whisk the sauce ingredients together and set aside.
2. Heat wok or large frying pan on medium heat with 1 T canola oil. Add eggs and stir until done. Move to the side and add tofu and scallions to the center. Sprinkle with another dash of soy sauce.
3. Stir-fry for 3-4 minutes, until the tofu is heated through and the scallions soften slightly. Mix the egg back in and add noodles to the pan. Mix well.
4. Add sauce to pan and mix to coat noodles. Turn the heat down to low so the sauce won't catch. Simmer for 3-4 minutes, stirring. Once sauce is absorbed, add peanuts. Squeeze 1/2 a lime over the pan and serve.
Also, I saw an MSN headline recently that said men like revenge more than women. I wonder if this is true?
Finally, I'm going to Austin this weekend for GABE (the Great Austin Blogger Encounter). I am going to *try* to just take a backpack and pocketbook. No suitcase. We'll see if this works out. Not that I pack that much...I never bring a blowdryer on vacation, for example, because I seldom use one. But stuff adds up anyway. I suppose this makes me similar to Sally - "You're the worst kind. You think you're low maintenance, but you're actually high maintenance."
Comments
Looking forward to GABE! Unlike you, however, I will be taking a suitcase.
A big one.
Women like revenge MORE than men. They just won't admit it. (But I will.)
Enjoy your blogger convention. Sounds fun!
M always quotes that line from WHMS. I'm not sure what he's trying to say.
:)
L - i think i've had panang before...a kind of yellow curry?
I resisted my Sally tendencies and did not ask for the sauce on the side.
I'm always asking for stuff "on the side" or I change it up somehow.
I figure that I'm paying for the meal, why can't I have it the way I want it?
I'm pretty laid back about everything else in my life, hence the state of my house right now. :)
Have a good time and definitely post about it.
As for Pad Thai, my buddy's wife makes the best Pad Thai. She's an actual Thai cook. She also makes the best soups. I love Thai food.
;)