Easy and Customisable Pad Thai: Choose your Protein Source

Pad Thai 

4 serves 

Ingredients

Pad Thai

• 400g rice noodles 
• 1 tbsp oil (olive or canola)
• 2 tbsp garlic, crushed 
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced 
• 500g of protein-food (e.g., tofu, prawns, chicken breast, beef strips) 
• 1 broccoli, roughly chopped 
• 1.5 cup green beans 
• 1 capsicum, thinly sliced 
• 1-2 green onion stalks, thinly sliced 
• Bean sprouts (optional)

Sauce 

• 1/4 cup peanut butter 
• 1 tbsp sesame oil 
• 2 tbsp lime juice 
• 1 tsp chilli, crushed (more or less depending on spice preference)
• 1/2 cup stock (vegetable or chicken)
• 1 tsp tamarind paste 
• 1 tsp brown sugar 

Method 

1. Mix all sauce ingredients together in a bowl.
2. Cook rice noodles as per packet instructions (usually in a bowl of boiling water).
3. Heat a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add oil, garlic, onion, capsicum and sautee for 3-5 minutes. 
4. Add chosen protein food, and sear. Then add green beans, and broccoli. Cook together until protein is cooked. 
5. Drain noodles and add to the pan. Add sauce. Mix it all up. 
6. Season with salt and pepper. 
7. Serve with a squeeze of lime juice, bean sprouts, and roasted peanuts