Prawn Tofu Pad Thai Recipes

PRAWN AND TOFU PAD THAI

Steps:

• Place rice noodles in a large bowl. Pour over and cover completely with boiling water. Allow to soak for 3-4 minutes until noodles become an opaque white colour, tender yet firm. Drain. Refresh several times in cold water. Drain and set aside.
• Heat one tablespoon peanut oil on medium in a large wok. Add peanuts, garlic, chilli and garlic chives. Stir fry for a few seconds until fragrant.
• Add the snow peas, tofu and prawns. Stir fry for a couple of minutes on high, tossing with the metal turner. If your wok is very hot, you might get a slight char on the snow peas and tofu. This will impart a wonderful smoky flavour to the dish.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, push all ingredients to one side of the wok and add the egg to the other. Toss and break the egg up as it cooks. Cook only for a few seconds until done. Add the noodles, fish sauce, palm sugar, tamarind puree, lemon and salt. Toss to mix well. Add sprouts. If noodles are too dry, add 2-3 tablespoons of water to loosen them. Cook for another couple of minutes until heated through and steamy. It is vital that you have only cooked everything for 4-5 minutes on high since adding the snow peas as the snow peas should be glossy but still have a crunch.
• Remove from heat and have a taste. It should taste salty, sour with only a bit of heat and sweetness.
• Serve piping hot in noodle bowls topped with chives, lemon wedges and extra chilli if using.

PAD THAI WITH SHRIMP AND TOFU

Steps:

• Start by soaking the flat rice noodles in slightly hot water for 30-50 minutes. Lets prepare the other ingredients while soaking.
• Cut the firm tofu into matchsticks cuts (thin strips about 1 inch long). Fry the tofu in 1 tbsp peanut oil until golden on all sides. Set aside.
• Add salt to egg and gently stir.
• Prepare the sauce. Combine fish sauce, sugar, soy sauce, Thai Style Chili Sauce, Tamarind juice concentrate, ketchup, and chili pepper. Set aside.
• Heat up 1 tbsp peanut oil over medium-high fire; add garlic, ginger, and crushed red pepper.
• Once garlic begin to brown, add cabbage, stir until soften.
• Add the prepared sauce.
• Add the flat rice noodles, stirring quickly to prevent from sticking. Taste the noodles to check firmness. Noodles should be heavier in taste at the moment, but if it's not soft enough, add a little water and cook a bit longer.
• Put noodles to one side, crack egg into pan, and in about 20 seconds, scramble and fold into noodles.
• Add shrimp, stir for 30 seconds.
• Add bean sprouts, green onion, firm tofu, and peanuts.
• When shrimps are pink on both sides, remove from fire.
• Serve with cilantro and lime juice.

THE BEST SHRIMP PAD THAI

Steps:

• Cook the noodles according to package instructions and set aside.
• Stir together the fish sauce, brown sugar, tamarind concentrate, lime juice and sriracha in a small bowl until well combined.
• Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the tofu and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Push the tofu to the side, allowing the excess oil to drip down into the middle of the skillet. Add the shrimp and shallots and cook, stirring occasionally, until the shrimp are opaque and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Push to the side with the tofu, allowing the excess oil to drip down into the middle of the skillet. Add beaten egg to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally and chopping to break up, until cooked through, about 30 seconds. Push the egg to the side with the tofu and shrimp. Add the peppers to the skillet and cook just to soften slightly, about 2 minutes. Add the noodles, scallions, bean sprouts and sauce to the skillet. Incorporate the tofu, shrimp and egg into the ingredients and stir fry, coating the ingredients with the sauce and simmering to thicken, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Transfer the stir-fry to a serving dish and top with chopped peanuts and cilantro leaves. Serve immediately with lime wedges.