PAD THAI VEGETARIAN RECIPE RECIPES

Pad Thai is essentially a stir-fry and requires little more than chopping and stirring. It comes together in less than a half-hour. Some ingredients in this recipe may be unfamiliar. The first are the noodles themselves: rice stick noodles, which are pale, translucent, flat and range from very thin to more than a quarter-inch wide. Unlike semolina pasta, rice stick noodles don’t need to be boiled; instead, you soak them in hot water until they’re tender. Meanwhile, make a sauce from tamarind paste, now easily found in larger supermarkets or online. The paste, made from the pulp of the tamarind pod, is very sour, but more complex than citrus. It can vary widely in its potency, so be sure to taste as you go. Fish sauce (nam pla) is another important ingredient. Made from fermented anchovies (and much like the garum of ancient Rome), it has an unappealing smell and a fabulous taste. Honey and rice vinegar round things out.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Total Time 25 minutes

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : @context http//schema.org, Calories 532, UnsaturatedFatContent 20 grams, CarbohydrateContent 61 grams, FatContent 26 grams, FiberContent 5 grams, ProteinContent 20 grams, SaturatedFatContent 4 grams, SodiumContent 1872 milligrams, SugarContent 29 grams, TransFatContent 0 grams

This is a simple pad thai loaded with crisp vegetables and zesty flavor. It’s quick, simple, and fresh-tasting. —Colleen Doucette, Truro, Nova Scotia

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Total Time 30 minutes

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 15

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 339 calories, FatContent 8g fat (2g saturated fat), CholesterolContent 186mg cholesterol, SodiumContent 701mg sodium, CarbohydrateContent 55g carbohydrate (15g sugars, FiberContent 4g fiber), ProteinContent 12g protein.