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  MAIN DISHES- SEAFOOD- SHELLFISH:
Simplified Pad Thai
 

Simplified Pad Thai

 

 

A nice, Asian quick-dish...
 

8 ounces 

 

thick rice stick noodles (see tips below)

 

¼ cup 

 

fresh lime juice

 

1/3 cup 

 

water

 

3 Tbs 

 

fish sauce

 

1 Tbs 

 

unseasoned rice vinegar

 

3 Tbs 

 

brown sugar

 

4 Tbs 

 

vegetable oil, divided

 

¾ lb 

 

medium (40/50) shrimp, peeled and deveined

 

3 cloves 

 

garlic, minced

 

2 large 

 

eggs, beaten lightly

 

 

 

salt

 

6 Tbs 

 

chopped unsalted roasted peanuts

 

3 cups 

 

bean sprouts, well rinsed

 

5 whole 

 

scallions, sliced thinly

 

1 medium 

 

lime, cut into wedges

 

½ cup 

 

fresh cilantro, chopped

 

 

1

Cover noodles with hot tap water (not boiling) in a large bowl and soak until softened, pliable, and limp but not fully tender, about 20 minutes. Drain noodles and set aside.

2

While noodles soak, stir lime juice, water, fish sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, and 2 Tablespoons of oil together and set aside. Prep and measure out the rest of the ingredients while noodles are soaking.

3

Pat shrimp dry with paper towels. Heat 1 more Tablespoon of oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until just smoking. Add shrimp, spread into single layer, and cook without stirring for 1 minute. Stir shrimp and continue to cook until spotty brown and just pink around the edges, about 30 seconds. Transfer shrimp to its own bowl, cover, and set aside.

4

Add remaining Tablespoon of oil and garlic to skillet and return to medium heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add eggs and ¼ tsp. salt and cook, stirring vigorously until eggs are scrambled, about 20 seconds.

5

Stir soaked noodles into eggs. Add fish sauce mixture, increase heat to high, and cook, tossing constantly, until noodles are evenly coated. Add ¼ cup of peanuts, bean sprouts, all but ¼ cup of scallions and cooked shrimp. Continue to cook, tossing constantly, until noodles are tender, about 2 minutes (if not yet tender, add 2 Tablespoons water to skillet and continue to cook until tender).

6

Transfer noodles to serving platter and sprinkle with remaining scallions and peanuts. Serve, passing lime wedges and chopped cilantro.

 

Servings: 4

 

 Cooking Tips

*Be sure to use the wide, fettuccine-style rice noodles.

**For spicy noodles, add a pinch of cayenne to the finished dish or serve with tabasco.

 

 Recipe Source

Modified from The Best 30 Minute Recipe



 

 

 

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