Stir-fried rice noodles (pad thai) - martha stewart livin
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | pounds | Dried flat rice noodles, 1/8 inch thick (sen lek) |
| ¼ | cup | Light-brown sugar |
| 3 | tablespoons | White vinegar |
| 3 | tablespoons | Fish sauce (nampla) |
| 1 | tablespoon | Tamarind paste mixed with 1 T water, or 2 T molasses |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Coarsely ground dried red chiles, or to taste |
| 1 | tablespoon | Dried shrimp, minced |
| 2 | tablespoons | Canola or other vegetable oil |
| 2 | Shallots, minced | |
| 2 | larges | Cloves garlic, peeled and minced |
| 2 | teaspoons | Salt, or to taste |
| ¼ | pounds | String beans, trimmed and thinly sliced lengthwise |
| ¼ | pounds | Sugar-snap peas, cut in half |
| 12 | mediums | Shrimp (about 1/2 lb), peeled and deveined |
| 1 | cup | Bean sprouts |
| 3 | Scallions (green parts only), very thinly sliced on the diagonal | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped, for garnish |
| 1 | Lime, quartered lengthwise, for garnish | |
| Coriander sprigs, for garnish | ||
Directions
1. Soak noodles in warm water for 20 minutes, or until softened; drain well. Meanwhile, combine ¼ C water, sugar, vinegar, fish sauce, tamarind mixture, and dried chiles in a small saucepan. Simmer, stirring, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add dried shrimp, and set aside.
2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet or wok over medium heat. Add shallots and garlic and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Stir in sugar mixture and reduce heat to lowest possible setting. Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Salt water, add string beans, and cook for 1½ minutes. Add sugar-snap peas and continue cooking for 30 seconds.
Drain and set aside.
3. In another large nonstick skillet, cook shrimp over mediuzn-high heat, 3 minutes per side. Meanwhile, add noodles, a quarter of the bean sprouts, and half the scallions to the shallot mixture. Raise heat to high and boil, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add shrimp, string beans, and sugar-snap peas, and stir for 1 minute more. Turn out noodles onto a platter, sprinkle with peanuts and remaining scallions, and arrange lime quarters, coriander sprigs, and remaining bean sprouts beside them.
Martha Stewart Living/Sept./94 Put together by Di Pahl & <gg> Submitted By MICHAEL ORCHEKOWSKI On 11-07-94