Name: Pad Thai Sauce
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1 carrot, shredded; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice; 3 tablespoons peanut oil; 1 package or 2 cups firm tofu, cut into ½-inch cubes; 1 teaspoon red chili flakes; 3 tablespoons palm sugar; 3 tablespoons mirin seasoning; 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 shallot, thinly sliced; 2 cloves garlic, peeled & crushed; ½ cup fresh Thai basil leaves; 2 cups bean sporuts; 2 scallions shredded; 3 tablespoons cashew nuts

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Silk Road Cooking

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2000

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Ingredients

Pad Thai Sauce

3 tablespoons peanut oil
1 package or 2 cups firm tofu

Method

Heat the oil in a wok over medium heat until very hot. Add the tofu and stir-fry for 5 minutes. Add the shallots, garlic, and chili and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the sugar, mirin, soy sauce and lime juice, and cook for 4 minutes. Add the carrots, bean sprouts, cashews and scallions and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the fresh basil leaves, and serve on cooked rice or rice noodles.