TOFU PAD THAI

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A wonderful, lightly stir-fried pad Thai. After many revisions, this is what I finally came up with! Can be made will chicken, pork, beef, or shrimp. Enjoy!

Provided by Debbie Yu

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian     Thai

Time 40m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 18

hot water to cover
1 (12 ounce) package dried rice noodles
¼ cup rice vinegar
¼ cup fish sauce
½ lime, juiced
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons white sugar
⅛ teaspoon tamarind paste
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 bunch green onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 (8 ounce) container tofu, drained and cubed
1 cup bean sprouts
½ cup coarsely chopped dry roasted peanuts

Steps:

  • Soak rice noodles in a bowl with enough hot water to cover until slightly softened, about 15 minutes; drain.
  • Whisk vinegar, fish sauce, lime juice, soy sauce, sugar, and tamarind paste in a bowl until sugar is dissolved.
  • Mix paprika and cayenne pepper in a small bowl.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir eggs in the hot oil until lightly cooked. Transfer eggs to a bowl.
  • Heat remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir green onions and garlic together quickly, about 10 seconds.
  • Stir tofu and paprika mixture into green onion mixture; toss to combine.
  • Toss noodles with tofu mixture until mixed; pour vinegar mixture over noodles and toss to coat.
  • Fold eggs and bean sprouts into noodles; cook and stir until sauce is absorbed, about 5 minutes.
  • Garnish with crushed peanuts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 527.1 calories, Carbohydrate 68.7 g, Cholesterol 93 mg, Fat 21.9 g, Fiber 6.6 g, Protein 17.2 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 1790.9 mg, Sugar 6.3 g

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