Low Carb Pad Thai Recipe By Tasty

CLASSIC PAD THAI RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Soak rice noodles in room temperature water 30 minutes prior to cooking.
• In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, whisk together palm sugar, tamarind paste, and fish sauce. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and reduce for 5 minutes until the sauce thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon. Remove sauce from heat and set aside.
• Heat a cast-iron pan or wok over high heat.
• Add oil and chicken and cook for about two minutes until nearly cooked through and nicely seared on all sides.
• Add minced garlic, shallots, and turnips to the chicken and stir to incorporate.
• Move the chicken to the side of the pan and add the egg. Break the egg up with a spatula or wooden spoon and stir to scramble.
• Add soaked rice noodles and stir to evenly incorporate all ingredients, stirring for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add 2 or 3 tablespoons of the reduced sauce and stir.
• Add tofu, Chinese chives or green onions, and bean sprouts. Stir to incorporate and remove from heat.
• Serve immediately with lime, peanuts, more sprouts and chives, and red chiles, if desired.
• Enjoy!

LOW-CARB PAD THAI RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Trim the ends of the zucchini, then use a vegetable peeler to peel into thin, flat noodles. Repeat with the sweet potato and daikon radish. Set aside.
• In a wok or large pan over medium-high heat, combine the brown sugar, fish sauce, tamarind paste, 3 cloves of garlic, and the water. Cook until the sugar has dissolved and the sauce is slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and transfer the pad thai sauce to a bowl until ready to use. Wipe out the pan.
• Heat a drizzle of coconut oil in the same pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken thighs and cook for 4 minutes on each side, until browned and cooked through. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
• Add a bit more coconut oil to the pan, if needed, then add the shallot, chili paste, and remaining 3 cloves of garlic. Cook until the shallots are softened and the aromatics are fragrant, 2 minutes.
• Add the peanuts and bean sprouts, and cook for 1 minute, until the sprouts are softened. Add half of the reserved pad thai sauce and cook until thickened, 3 minutes.
• Add the vegetable noodles and chicken, and stir to coat with the sauce, adding more as needed. Add the cilantro, toss, and cook for 30-60 seconds, until the noodles are just warmed through but not soggy.
• Serve immediately garnished with more cilantro, bean sprouts, peanuts, and lime wedges.
• Enjoy!

PAD THAI - LOWER FAT VERSION

Steps:

• Place noodles in a large bowl.
• Cover completely with boiling water, soak, stirring occasionally, until noodles are just tender, about 15 minutes.
• Drain well and set aside.
• Whisk egg in a small bowl, then stir in sugar, fish or oyster sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire, chili-garlic sauce and chili flakes.
• Set aside.
• Boil broth over high heat, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced by half, about 6 minutes.
• Pour reduced chicken broth into a large, non-stick skillet, add garlic, chicken and shrimp.
• Stir frequently until shrimp start to turn pink and chicken starts to turn white.
• Stir in egg mixture, then add drained noodles.
• Stir to evenly coat.
• If noodles begin to stick, reduce heat to medium.
• Add green onions, peppers, coriander, mint and bean sprouts.
• Continue stirring until noodles are heated through, from 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add chopped peanuts if you want, but they will increase fat content for this lowfat recipe.
• Spoon into bowls and serve with lime.
• Note: You can substitute frozen pre-cooked shrimp for the fresh.