Stir-fried rice noodles (pad thai) - martha stewart livin

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ pounds Dried flat rice noodles, 1/8 inch thick (sen lek)
¼ cup Light-brown sugar
3 tablespoons White vinegar
3 tablespoons Fish sauce (nampla)
1 tablespoon Tamarind paste mixed with 1 T water, or 2 T molasses
¼ teaspoon Coarsely ground dried red chiles, or to taste
1 tablespoon Dried shrimp, minced
2 tablespoons Canola or other vegetable oil
2 Shallots, minced
2 larges Cloves garlic, peeled and minced
2 teaspoons Salt, or to taste
¼ pounds String beans, trimmed and thinly sliced lengthwise
¼ pounds Sugar-snap peas, cut in half
12 mediums Shrimp (about 1/2 lb), peeled and deveined
1 cup Bean sprouts
3 Scallions (green parts only), very thinly sliced on the diagonal
1 tablespoon Roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped, for garnish
1 Lime, quartered lengthwise, for garnish
Coriander sprigs, for garnish

Directions

1. Soak noodles in warm water for 20 minutes, or until softened; drain well. Meanwhile, combine ¼ C water, sugar, vinegar, fish sauce, tamarind mixture, and dried chiles in a small saucepan. Simmer, stirring, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add dried shrimp, and set aside.

2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet or wok over medium heat. Add shallots and garlic and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Stir in sugar mixture and reduce heat to lowest possible setting. Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Salt water, add string beans, and cook for 1½ minutes. Add sugar-snap peas and continue cooking for 30 seconds.

Drain and set aside.

3. In another large nonstick skillet, cook shrimp over mediuzn-high heat, 3 minutes per side. Meanwhile, add noodles, a quarter of the bean sprouts, and half the scallions to the shallot mixture. Raise heat to high and boil, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add shrimp, string beans, and sugar-snap peas, and stir for 1 minute more. Turn out noodles onto a platter, sprinkle with peanuts and remaining scallions, and arrange lime quarters, coriander sprigs, and remaining bean sprouts beside them.

Martha Stewart Living/Sept./94 Put together by Di Pahl & <gg> Submitted By MICHAEL ORCHEKOWSKI On 11-07-94

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