For anyone new to Thai cooking, pad Thai seems like a good dish to start with. There are many variations of the dish and even an inexperienced cook can throw together a simple peanut sauce to toss with some noodles, which provides a great starting point to expand on later. After all, doing some seriously "authentic" cooking is all well and good, but it's nice to know how to make a relatively quick dinner, too. This pad Thai, from What do I know? was described as an "on the fly" recipe, so it seems to fall into that latter category. The recipe is actually quite easy and it sounds delicious. It has sauteed tofu, garlic, broccoli, onions and carrots mixed in with noodles, bean sprouts, cilantro and peanuts. The whole thing is tossed with a very easy peanut sauce before serving and, from start to finish, it probably takes a lot less time than ordering takeout.
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10-18-2006 @ 6:51PM
Dr. Electro said...
Since my wife is allergic to peanuts I think I'll go cashew with this one. All the rest of the ingredients sound yummy.
I like pad Thai. I think this Saturday is reserved for a lunch at our local Thai house.
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10-19-2006 @ 4:26AM
James said...
Pad Thai with Brocolli is blashphemous.
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10-19-2006 @ 7:04AM
Rick said...
The best Pad Thai in the world is at Mama Kwans in OBX. A locals place, not even expensive.
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10-19-2006 @ 10:34PM
Charlie said...
I've never tried this! but it looks very delicious)
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