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Healthier Vegetarian Pad Thai

Here's how you make Healthier Vegetarian Pad Thai
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 15m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 190 grams dried rice boodles ( stick noodles, dried medium, 1/2 a 375 gram packet specified)
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce (vegetarian)
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons palm sugar (grated)
  • 1 large carrot
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons oil (peanut oil)
  • 600 grams tofu, firm (cut into 2cm cubes)
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 brown onion, halved and cut into thin wedges
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 200 grams green beans, trimmed and cut into 4cm lengths
  • 200 grams broccolini (trimmed and halved crossways and lengthways, 1 bunch)
  • 25 grams bean sprouts, trimmed (1/2 cup specified weight guessed)
  • 2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted
  • 1 red chilli, long and sliced
  • Lime wedges, to serve
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place noodles in a large heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water and then let stand for 8 to 10 minutes or until just tender. Using a fork, separate noodles and then drain.

  • Step 2: Place lime juice, oyster sauce, soy sauce and sugar in a bowl and stir until sugar dissolves.

  • Step 3: Using a vegetable peeler, peel long thin strips from carrot.

  • Step 4: Heat a wok over medium-high heat and add 2 teaspoons oil and swirl to coat.

  • Step 5: Stir-fry tofu, in 2 batches, for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden and then transfer to paper towel to drain.

  • Step 6: Add 2 teaspoons oil to wok and add egg and swirl to cover base of wok and cook for 1 minute or until just set and transfer to a board and then thickly slice.

  • Step 7: Add remaining oil to wok and add onion and stir-fry for 2 minutes or until onion softens and then add garlic and stir-fry for 30 seconds or until fragrant and next add beans and broccolini and stir-fry for 2 minutes, next add carrot, noodles, tofu, egg and sauce mixture and stir-fry for 2 minutes or until heated through and then add bean sprouts and toss to combine, sprinkle with sesame seeds and chilli and serve with lime wedges.


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