No Meat Lotsa Heat Pad Thai Food

LEFTOVER PAD THAI MEAT OR NO MEAT

Steps:

• Bring a saucepan of water to a rolling boil.
• Remove from Heat!
• Add the noodles.
• Allow the hot water to slowly cook the noodles (so they don't get mushy).
• Check often and strain when cooked.
• Saute the onions, garlic, ginger, and carrots in the oil about 5 min
• Add cooked meat if using, and stir.
• Add the water chestnuts and peanuts, stir.
• Add vinegar, tamari, honey, nut butter and toss to coat. Heat through.
• Add green onions and lime juice.Toss to heat
• Toss the cooked noodles with the sauce and serve.
• 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.

VEGETARIAN PAD THAI

Steps:

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

SHIRATAKI MEATLESS MEAT PAD THAI

Steps:

• Place shirataki noodles in a bowl of hot water; set aside.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir tofu until lightly browned and cooked through, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer tofu to a plate, keeping skillet over heat.
• Whisk soy sauce lemon juice, sugar, peanut butter, and sriracha sauce together in a small microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave until peanut sauce is melted and smooth, about 20 seconds. Stir well.
• Cook and stir eggs in the hot skillet until cooked through and scrambled, about 5 minutes. Mix mushrooms and tofu into eggs; add 1/2 of the peanut sauce and mix well.
• Drain shirataki noodles and add to egg mixture; pour in the remaining peanut sauce. Sprinkle 1/4 cup cashews into tofu-noodle mixture and mix well. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until sauce thickens, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Transfer tofu-noodle mixture to a serving bowl and top with remaining cashews, bean sprouts, and lime wedges.

THIS HAS HARDLY ANY CALORIES, SPICY PAD THAI

Steps:

• Mix everything together in a bowl. Let it sit over night if you really want the flavor to blow you away, otherwise, use it right away.
• add to well-drained Shirataki noodles and enjoy!