Pad Thai | Nourish plant-based living

Pad Thai

Cherie Tu

With the perfect balance of sweet, sour and salty, pad thai is a classic dish that everyone loves. It is so easy to make at home so there is no excuse not to try this recipe.

Ingredients

TO SERVE

Method

  1. Place the noodles into a baking dish and pour in enough boiling water to cover them. Leave the noodles in the boiling water for 5 minutes or until semi-soft. Drain, then rinse briefly with cold water and set aside.
  2. Place the soy sauce, coconut sugar, tamarind paste, sriracha and water into a small bowl and whisk together.
  3. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan or wok over medium-high heat. Add the tofu and fry for 5 minutes or until golden. Add the shallots and carrot and fry for 2 minutes.
  4. Add the noodles and sauce and cook until noodles have softened and sauce has been absorbed. If the sauce has dried up and your noodles are still not cooked through, simply add in 1–2 tbsp of water and continue to fry until cooked.
  5. Toss in the bean sprouts and garlic chives and cook for another 30 seconds.
  6. Transfer onto a plate and serve with extra bean sprouts, roasted peanuts, lime and chilli powder.

TIP: If you cannot find garlic chives, you can substitute this for 2 thinly sliced green onions.

 


Book cover - Thriving on Plants V2 This is an edited extract from Thriving on Plants, Volume 2 by Cherie Tu, published by Are Media Books, Australia.

 


Cherie Tu

Cherie is a passionate advocate for a cruelty-free vegan lifestyle and the author of two cookbooks, the most recent being Thriving on Plants Volume 2.

This article is an extract from Nourish plant-based living V8 N1 • View magazine

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