For lunch today I tried the Glutino brand Pad Thai. The dish comes frozen and can be heated and ready to go in 4 minutes. I have to say, it was pretty delicious. Probably because Pad Thai can easily be made without gluten and there were no flour substitutes but it was very delicious. So delicious in fact that it has inspired me to create my own... I found the recipe below and am going to make it on my own. The recipe itself is gluten free and I checked out what exactly was in "fish sauce" and it is gluten free for the most part (cant of course speak on behalf of every brand of it). But the popular brand Thai Kitchen makes a fish sauce and it is gluten free as stated on their website (here is a listing of all of their products and the corresponding allergy info: www.thaikitchen.com/allergyinfo.html)
How great is it that they make it so clear on their site??
Pad Thai recipe
3/4 cup of bean sprouts
6 oz. pad thai rice noodles
4 eggs
salt
3 tbsp lime juice
3 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp brown sugar
1/4 cup of fish sauce (Thai Kitchen is gluten free)
3 tbsp peanut oil
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
2 cups of grated carrots
2/3 cup of chopped peanuts
1 cup of green onions cut into one inch pieces
Add as much meat as you would like. Pad Thai is great with sliced up chicken breast or shrimp.
Directions:
1. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Blanch the bean sprouts in boiling water for approximately 30 seconds, remove, and drain well. When the water returns to a boil then add the noodles. Cook for 3-5 minutes until tender but still firm. Drain and rinse under cold water
2. Beat the eggs with a pinch of salt in a small bowl. Stir together the lime juice, ketchup, brown sugar and fish sauce in a separate bowl, set aside.
3. Heat the oil in a wak or large skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the garlic for a few seconds. Add the pepper flakes and carrot and cook for one minute, then remove. Add the beaten egg and gently scramble. When the eggs have set pour in carrots, sauce, bean sprouts, noodles, peanuts and green onion. Toss together.
Anyways, here is the recipe I am going to try for Pad Thai. And if your too lazy to make it then I strongly suggest the Glutino Brand because its pretty great.
Oh just wanted to share a Staple GF (for the pantry) Thai Kitchen Noodles dinner kit a great base kit to have on hand and is GF, Add your chix, tofu, beef or shrimp & spouts, cook up an egg and throw on some grated peanuts finito. It's a good staple item to have and so easy to work with. easy prep.
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