Vegetarian Pad Thai

Description:

A traditional dish loved the world over, Pad Thai is Thailand’s signature recipe.

Main ingredients:

Dairy, Eggs, Pasta & Noodles, Vegetables, Oil, Chilli, Nuts, Garlic
Cuisine:
Asian

Ingredients:

450g dried rice noodles
2 tbsp vegetable oil
4 eggs, beaten

2 tbsp groundnut oil
385g peanut butter
75ml water
75ml soy sauce
250ml milk
275g dark brown soft sugar
75ml lemon juice
2 tbsp garlic granules
1 tbsp paprika
Cayenne pepper to taste
450g beansprouts
110g grated carrots
4 tbsp chopped spring onions
75g chopped, unsalted dry-roasted peanuts
1 lime, cut into wedges
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Method:

Cover the rice noodles in a large bowl of hot water for 1 hour.
In a large frying pan or wok, pour ½ tablespoon of oil and add the eggs.
Scramble into medium-sized pieces then transfer to plate.
In a saucepan, mix together the groundnut oil, peanut butter, water, soy sauce, milk, dark brown soft sugar and lemon juice.
Season with garlic granules and paprika.
Heat through stirring, until sauce is smooth.
Season liberally with cayenne pepper.
Drain the noodles.
Heat the remaining 1 ½ tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large frying pan or wok.
Cook the noodles stirring constantly, until they are tender, about 2 minutes.
Stir in peanut sauce, sprouts, carrots, spring onions, peanuts and the scrambled eggs.
Continue to cook over low heat until the vegetables are crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.
Serve directly, with lime wedges.

Serves: 8
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Recipe Type: Dinner, Entertaining, Pasta/Noodles, Vegetarian
Special Info Vegetarian
Level of Difficulty: Easy