Pad Thai

Yield: 3-4

Total Cook Time: 30 minutes

Main Ingredients/Notes/Suggestions:

• 8 oz flat rice noodles
• 3 tbsp sesame oil - guesstimate for tossing with noodles & heating up the pan
• Meat of choice or make it vegetarian (e.g. chicken, shrimp, tofu, pork)
• ALT meat choice - leftovers/use what you have (e.g. pulled pork, rotisserie chicken)
• 1 bell pepper, thinly sliced (any color, my preference is red)
• 3/4 cup carrots, shredded, julienned or however works best (I often use shredded carrots from Trader Joe’s or I use a potato peeler to shred whole carrots)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced (omit for LOW FODMAP, also having jarred minced garlic comes in hand)
• 2 eggs, beaten (or fried and added on top)

Garnish Options (all optional)

• Salted or unsalted peanuts, roughly chopped (use muddler, meat tenderizer, food processor or leave whole)
• Green onion, chopped
• Cilantro, chopped
• Jalapeno, thinly sliced
• Lime wedges
• Sriracha

Sauce Ingredients/Notes/Suggestions:

• 4 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 (generous) tbsp of soy sauce
• 2 tbsp of fish sauce
• 2 tbsp lime juice or 1 fresh lime (or more, personal preference)
• 2 tbsp rice vinegar
• 2 tbsp smooth peanut butter
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp ground pepper
• 2 tbsp Sriracha or another chili paste (I skip and put it over the top as a garnish)

Instructions:

1. Prepare sauce and set aside.
2. Prep ingredients.
3. Prepare rice noodles per package instructions. Drain water, rinse noodles in cold water and drizzle sesame oil over.
4. While noodles cook, heat a large skillet over medium heat with sesame oil. Once heated, cook meat until it’s cooked through (if applicable or skip to next step). If you are using leftovers/rotisserie chicken, add after vegetables have sautéed.
5. Once meat is cooked, add garlic, bell peppers and carrots. Sauté for a few minutes.
6. Once vegetables are sautéed, pour beaten eggs over meat and vegetables, stirring constantly until scrambled.
7. Add sauce and noodles. Toss until evenly combined (tip: use 2 spoons to mix, like tossing a salad).
8. Dish up and add preferred garnishes.