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dinner365: Whole wheat pasta with peas, feta, walnuts, and mint (served with a fennel apple salad). The pasta came together in less time than it took to get the water to boil!

dinner365:

Whole wheat pasta with peas, feta, walnuts, and mint (served with a fennel apple salad). The pasta came together in less time than it took to get the water to boil!

prettygirlfood: Pad Thai Ingredients 2 Tbsp vegetable oil1 Tbsp fish sauce1 tsp soy sauce1 tsp sugar150 g chicken2 cloves of garlic2 small red chillis (optional)100 g rice noodles1 egg1 small carrot1 limesmall handful mung beans1 Tbsp crushed peanuts3 – 4 garlic chives1 – 2 shallots1 piece choy sum1 cup water Preparation Finely dice the garlic and chilli. Peel and chop the carrot into thin pieces about 1 inch long. Wash the choy sum, shallots, garlic chives and mung beans. Roughly chop the choy sum, slice the shallots and cut the garlic chives into 2 inch long pieces.Heat the oil in a wok over medium heat. Fry the garlic and chilli for one minute.Turn the heat of the wok up and add the thinly sliced raw chicken. Cook until it changes colour and add the carrot. Cook for 1 minute.Add the rice noodles and a little water to the wok, stirring the noodles into the water. Add more water to soften the noodles and continue to move the noodles around.Add the choy sum, shallots and garlic chives to the wok and mix well, adding a little water if required.Turn the heat of the wok down and move the ingredients in the wok to one side. Next, crack the egg into the wok and cook for 1 minute, breaking the yolk so that it cooks through.Stir all the ingredients together, including the egg and add the fish sauce, soy sauce and sugar.Turn heat off, add the mung beans and toss to combine.Serve with a sprinkle of mung beans & chopped peanuts plus a wedge of lime. Cooking Tips You must ensure that the wok is very hot for this dish. If cooked on too low a heat you will end up with noodles that stick together and a sloppy, unappetising meal.You can pre-soften the noodles if you wish in some warm water. This will make the dish a little quicker but you have to be careful not to over cook the noodles as they will begin to break down.If you cannot find garlic chives, you can use some extra shallots instead.The dish should be crunchy, flavoursome and not soggy. It is better to under-cook the vegetables as they will continue to cook a little after served. The carrot should be crisp not soggy.

prettygirlfood:

Pad Thai

Ingredients

2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 Tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
150 g chicken
2 cloves of garlic
2 small red chillis (optional)
100 g rice noodles
1 egg
1 small carrot
1 lime
small handful mung beans
1 Tbsp crushed peanuts
3 – 4 garlic chives
1 – 2 shallots
1 piece choy sum
1 cup water

Preparation

Finely dice the garlic and chilli. Peel and chop the carrot into thin pieces about 1 inch long. Wash the choy sum, shallots, garlic chives and mung beans. Roughly chop the choy sum, slice the shallots and cut the garlic chives into 2 inch long pieces.
Heat the oil in a wok over medium heat. Fry the garlic and chilli for one minute.
Turn the heat of the wok up and add the thinly sliced raw chicken. Cook until it changes colour and add the carrot. Cook for 1 minute.
Add the rice noodles and a little water to the wok, stirring the noodles into the water. Add more water to soften the noodles and continue to move the noodles around.
Add the choy sum, shallots and garlic chives to the wok and mix well, adding a little water if required.
Turn the heat of the wok down and move the ingredients in the wok to one side. Next, crack the egg into the wok and cook for 1 minute, breaking the yolk so that it cooks through.
Stir all the ingredients together, including the egg and add the fish sauce, soy sauce and sugar.
Turn heat off, add the mung beans and toss to combine.
Serve with a sprinkle of mung beans & chopped peanuts plus a wedge of lime.

Cooking Tips

You must ensure that the wok is very hot for this dish. If cooked on too low a heat you will end up with noodles that stick together and a sloppy, unappetising meal.
You can pre-soften the noodles if you wish in some warm water. This will make the dish a little quicker but you have to be careful not to over cook the noodles as they will begin to break down.
If you cannot find garlic chives, you can use some extra shallots instead.
The dish should be crunchy, flavoursome and not soggy. It is better to under-cook the vegetables as they will continue to cook a little after served. The carrot should be crisp not soggy.